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Prognostic Value of Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Recordings in Patients with Treated Hypertension; Tazarotene Cream in the Treatment of Psoriasis; Antihyperglycemic Effect of Oolong Tea in Type 2 Diabetes
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This is the first study to convincingly demonstrate a strong dose-dependent relationship between increasing weight and increasing symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux.
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Taking into consideration the limitations of this study, it is time to for sliding-scale insulin to join bloodletting and trepanation in the Museum of Medical Anachronisms.
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While the numbers of cases of West Nile virus infection in the United States were relatively small from 1999 through 2001, in 2002 an epidemiologic explosion occurred with 4156 cases, including 284 deaths, in 44 states plus the District of Columbia.
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The FDA has approved the first nasally administered flu vaccine. This cold-adapted, temperature sensitive, attenuated, trivalent vaccine is manufactured by MedImmune Vaccine, Inc. and marketed by MedImmune and Wyeth under the name FluMist. The nasal flu vaccine should be available this fall.
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The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was halted 1 year ago, but fallout
from this landmark study continues. The study was designed to identify
the risks or benefits of estrogen plus progesterone vs placebo in
healthy postmenopausal women.
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Liebowitz RS. L-carnitine and Heart Disease. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(8):88-90.
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O'Mathúna DP. Reflexology for Relaxation but not Diagnosis. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(8):90-93.
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Greenfield RH. Naturopathic Drops for Otalgia. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(8):95-96.
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Greenfield RH. Meditation for High School Students. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(8):96.
