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The Royal Marsden randomized, double-blinded tamoxifen breast cancer prevention trial began in 1986, enrolling 2,471 women with a positive first-degree family history of breast cancer.1 The treatment group received 20 mg tamoxifen daily for 8 years.
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Pills in Peds: Supplement Use in Children, Eye C? Dietary Antioxidants and ARMD, and A Fit Mind: Exercise and Depression
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Apart from dietary interventions, mind/body approaches are one of the most popular groups of non-pharmacological approaches for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many types have been tried, and practitioners need to be aware of the evidence concerning the many programs that are offered to parents of children with ADHD and to adults with the disorder.
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Creatine remains one of the most popular supplements for athletes, especially those lifting weights. Much evidence supports claims that creatine enhances power output during short maximal bursts of exercise, such as power lifting or sprinting. The benefit is noted particularly when the bursts are repeated intermittently in what is called interval training.
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In this issue: Updated Immunization Guidelines from the CDC; Do antivirals have a role in the treatment of Bell's palsy? Topiramate is a promising treatment for alcohol dependence; and FDA Actions.
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In a study of 82 patients with primary dysmenorrhea who had been randomized to undergoing either LUNA or LUNA + PN, the two groups had comparable results (69% improved in the LUNA group; 73% in the LUNA+PN group) at up to 12 months of follow-up.
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Wilkinson and colleagues from the University of Texas in Galveston analyzed information from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databank linked to Medicare claims.
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Lesley and colleagues analyzed a 5% national sample of Medicare inpatient, outpatient, and carrier files to examine the use of ICD therapy for both primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death.