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The Effect of Yoga, Exercise, and Omega-3s on Menopausal Symptoms
This 12-week, randomized, controlled trial assessed the effect of yoga, exercise, and omega-3 supplements on menopausal symptoms in 355 women. Yoga slightly improved quality of life, whereas exercise and omega-3s did not. -
Improving Adherence: Who's Doing the Work?
Approximately 50% of patients with chronic illnesses do not adhere to indicated medications, treatment regimens, and healthy lifestyle changes.
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Two-step Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A ‘Scissor-step’ Forward?
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Infectious Disease Malpractice: The $1.2 Million Miscommunication
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Is ‘Silent’ Atrial Fibrillation in Diabetics Associated with Cerebral Neurologic Events?
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Hypertension in the Elderly May Be Associated with Progressive Brain Atrophy
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Side Effects of Opioids
Constipation is the most commonly reported side effect with opioid therapy. Tolerance does not generally develop. Most patients on chronic opioid therapy require prophylaxis -
Inhaled Apomorphine as a Rescue Treatment in Parkinson’s Diseas
Inhaled apomorphine, at doses up to 0.8 mg, appears safe and well tolerated by patients with Parkinsons disease, but does not result in significant improvement in wearing off periods, at the tested doses. -
Choosing Myeloma Maintenance Therapy: Patient Choice
In a survey of consecutive myeloma patients from the Mayo Clinic on hypothetical constructs with varying expectations regarding overall survival benefit, toxicity, and financial burden, it was found that the majority of patients would not choose maintenance if toxicity was more than just mild and overall survival benefit was less than 1 year. Increasing financial burden (drug cost) also reduced the numbers that would choose maintenance therapy. Males were more likely than females to choose treatment in each of the scenarios presented. -
Curcumin Comparable to Fluoxetine for Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Curcumin, the primary active constituent of curcuma longa, is well known for its antioxidative and anti-inflammatory actions, but also has been used traditionally for conditions including depression and anxiety in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine