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A meta-analysis of eight randomized controlled trials (n = 2,426) of supplemental vitamin D showed a dose of 700-1,000 IU/d reduced fall risk in older individuals by 19% (or by 26% with vitamin D...
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Dietary salt intake around the world is very high, especially in certain regions, and this finding is associated with higher rates of stroke (CVA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in those areas.
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Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer death for men in the United States.
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The ECG above was obtained from a 24-year-old man with episodes of marked periodic weakness. He was otherwise healthy. What does the ECG suggest as a contributing cause of his symptoms? What disorder might the patient have?
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High salt intake is associated with increased risk of stroke and heart disease.
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Statin and niacin increase HDL-C, omeprazole reduces effectiveness of clopidogrel, darbe-poetin increases risk of stroke, statins decrease risk of gallstone disease, FDA Actions.
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Based upon a presumed direct relationship with LDL lowering and reduction in CV events for persons with vasculopathy, many clinicians enthusiastically embraced the combination of ezetimibe with statins, especially when therapeutic LDL goals were difficult to attain with a statin alone.
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The FDA has approved capsaicin in a high-concentration, matrix-formulated dermal patch. It is designed to deliver a therapeutic dose into the skin during a 60-minute application. Capsaicin patch is marketed by NeurogesX, Inc., as Qutenza™
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Fusobacterium necrophorum causes pharyngitis just as often as group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus in adolescents and young adults, and can result in the life-threatening Lemierre's syndrome. Macrolides should be avoided when this pathogen is suspected.
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