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With the introduction of genetic testing that is increasingly affordable, more patients are approaching their health care providers about such testing or with results from their direct-to-consumer genetic tests. Research findings linking MTHFR gene polymorphisms and disease risk have been conflicting. This has led to challenges as far as interpreting such data.
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JNC 7 is probably the consensus document most utilized by U.S. clinicians to make decisions about HTN.
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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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