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In a matched cohort study involving immunocompetent individuals ¡Ý 60 years of age, the incidence of herpes zoster recurrence following a recent initial episode was low in both herpes zoster vaccine recipients and the unvaccinated. This low-risk questions the need for vaccinating immunocompetent adults with recent herpes zoster infections.
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Patients on oral anticoagulants at high risk of falls did not have significantly increased risk of major bleeds.
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THE FIRST IN THE CLASS OF GUANYLATE CYCLASE C-RECEPTOR agonists has been approved by the FDA for constipation associated with irritable bowel syndrome and chronic idiopathic constipation.
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At 2 years, none of the patients maintained on medical therapy had entered into a state of diabetes remission, whereas 75% of the gastric bypass and 95% of the biliopancreatic diversion patients had become diabetes free.
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Coronary artery calcium, ankle-brachial index, high-sensitivity CRP, and family history are all independent predictors of incident coronary heart disease/cardiovascular disease in intermediate-risk individuals. Coronary artery calcium scoring provided superior discrimination and risk reclassification compared with the other risk markers.
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Clinical Briefs: Could Thinner be Worse for Newly Diagnosed Diabetics?; The Impact of Exercise on Depression in Heart Failure; Reversible Dementia from Corticosteroid Therapy
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Approximately one in five children evaluated in the emergency department (ED) are physically abused: Emergency physicians and primary care physicians have a responsibility to consider abuse in the differential of every injured child. This article reviews the identification, evaluation, and management of a child with possible physical abuse.
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Aspirin is a common preventive agent for cardiovascular disease. Its use for cancer prevention has been studied for many years, but meta-analytic results were lacking until now.
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Results from this small intervention trial out of New Zealand strongly suggest that 200 mg/d of CoQ10 does not lower blood pressure in patients with metabolic syndrome and unsuccessfully treated hypertension.
