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Clinical Briefs: Refining the Relationship Between Thyroid Hormones and Left Ventricular Mass; The ORIGIN Trial: Basal Insulin vs Standard Care for Early Type 2 Diabetes; Bronchodilators in COPD and Arrhythmias
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Supplemental grape resveratrol appears to improve both inflammatory and fibrinolytic markers in patients who are on statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
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The OraQuick in-home HIV-1/2 antibody test was granted market clearance by the FDA on May 15, 2012. Data presented included a < 0.1% false-positive rate and 91.7% sensitivity to correctly detect HIV infection compared to conventional ELISA performed on blood.
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THE FDA HAS APPROVED A NEW FORMULATION OF PREDNISONE for the treatment rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions in which an anti-inflammatory or immuosuppressive agent is indicated.
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Women with overactive bladder hold differing views of their treatment options in light of the severity of their symptoms as well as the risks/benefits of the modality.
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CASES OF PANDEMIC H1N1 REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION were examined by reviewing two national case series from spring and fall 2009
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The 12-lead ECG shown above was obtained from an older woman who was extremely anxious about her home situation. She felt some "heart sensations." Is she in atrial fibrillation?
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Elderly nursing home patients who were sent to an emergency department for evaluation were 2-4 times more likely than patients who remained at the nursing home to develop an acute respiratory or gastrointestinal infection within the next week.
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In its most recent guidance regarding colon cancer screening (CCS), the American Cancer Society iterated a new position on choice of tests, basically stating that "the best test is the test you can get done."