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Despite well-proven effectiveness, statin therapy is underutilized. This may be due to perceived risks by physicians and patients.
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Aggressive statin therapy is associated with slowed progression and even regression of atherosclerosis. A new study suggests that, when monitoring statin therapy, increases in HDL cholesterol may be as important as decreases in LDL cholesterol in preventing disease progression.
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Vitamin D supplementation may lower the risk of developing multiple sclerosis.
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Faster progression of ALS is predicted by older age, presentation with bulbar signs, or presentation with distal limb muscle weakness.
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Citalopram Useful for Depression in CDA Patients; When to Stop Anticoagulation Before Surgery?; Drug Warnings: Ranibizumab and Bevacizumab, Growth Hormone Treatment, More Harm Than Good, FDA Actions
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This is a prospective, randomized, multi-centered study from Sweden in which the psychological well-being of 125 women scheduled for hysterectomy was evaluated for up to 6 months post-operative. Of those enrolled, 119 completed the study with 56 undergoing abdominal hysterectomy and 63 having a laparoscopic hysterectomy.
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Black and colleagues reported the results of an extension of the alendronate Fracture Intervention Trial (FIT) in which the participants were randomized after 5 years of treatment either to another 5 years of treatment or placebo.
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Case and her co-authors performed a blinded and prospective evaluation of the accuracy of frozen section analysis in a cohort of 60 patients undergoing a surgical staging attempt. Their institutional policy was to formally stage all patients regardless of the uterine tumor characteristics.