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A new antiepileptic drug with a novel mechanism of action has been approved for the treatment of partial seizures.
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These investigators derived and validated a risk score that predicts incident kidney disease.
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Although colonoscopy is associated with reduced deaths from colorectal cancer, its effect seems to be limited to deaths from cancer developing in the left colon.
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Peppermint oil, psyllium, and antispasmodics are all effective in the treatment of IBS.
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One in 25 older Americans, and almost 10% of older men, are at risk for serious health problems such as bleeding and muscle weakness because they take an unwise combination of medications; half the time a non-prescription medication is involved.
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This issue deals with a common but often frustrating and unrewarding condition that confronts primary care physicians: fibromyalgia.
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Drug combinations for hypertension; tenecteplase for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; CAM most commonly used for back, neck, and arthritis pain; FDA Actions.
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Approximately 38% of adults in the united states aged 18 years and older and nearly 12% of U.S. children aged 17 years and younger use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to a nationwide government survey conducted in 2007.
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A well-regarded, standardized extract of Ginkgo biloba does not appear to help prevent development of dementia in seniors with baseline normal or mildly impaired cognitive function. Whether use of ginkgo earlier in life has a primary preventive effect on development of dementia remains to be determined.