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Interact included 404 patients with acute intracere-bral hemorrhage (ICH), elevated systolic blood pressure (BP) (150 to 220 mmHg), and capacity to lower BP within 6 hours of onset. CT was performed at baseline and at 24 hours to compare hematoma size.
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It has been speculated that children growing up in an overly clean, suburban environment may experience greater atopy and asthma than children growing up in the inner city or on a farm.
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Plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvita-min D [25(OH)D] decrease after an inflammatory insult such as knee surgery and, therefore, are unlikely to be a reliable measure of 25(OH)D status in patients with evidence of a significant inflammatory response.
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Anticholinergic drugs for COPD; pioglitazone for diabetes prevention; insulin degludec in Phase 3 trials; and FDA Actions.
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A tyrosine kinase inhibitor has been approved for the treatment of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).
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The use of low-dose aspirin is associated with an almost two-fold increase in the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding compared with nonuse and this risk is further increased when low-dose aspirin is combined with clopidogrel, oral anticoagulants, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or high-dose oral corticosteroids.
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In a large, randomized, controlled trial, screening for prostate cancer did not have a significant effect on mortality from prostate cancer after 20 years of follow-up.
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) research over 30 years has explored its potential benefits for mood disorders, chronic medical illness, and pain as well as mental and physical health for non-medical populations.