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I have been a student of atrial fibrillation (AF) for some time, but had never come upon the term "subclinical" AF until this New England Journal of Medicine publication.
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Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal infection causing significant gynecologic and obstetric morbidity.
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Yoga, a stretching program, and a self-care book on low back pain were compared in a three-armed randomized trial for patients with chronic low back pain. The findings showed that yoga was significantly more effective than was using the self-care book, whereas yoga and stretching classes were equally effective. The benefits lasted for at least 26 weeks.
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Nocturnal leg cramps are frequently preceded by the prescription of diuretics, statins, and inhaled long-acting ß2-agonists.
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Among patients with coronary heart disease and LDL-cholesterol levels less than 70 mg/dL, there is no incremental clinical benefit from the addition of niacin to statin therapy during a 36-month follow-up, despite improvements in HDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
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There is still some debate about the relationship between being overweight and cardiovascular (CV) health, since among overweight individuals there is great diversity in levels of CV fitness as well as CV risk factors (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia).
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Right-sided MCL-1 monitoring lead rhythm strip. Why might beats #4 through #7 be wide?
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A drug has been approved to treat high plasma levels of methotrexate. Glucarpidase is a bacterial enzyme produced by recombinant DNA technology using genetically modified Exherichia coli. Glucarpidase is a carboxypeptidase enzyme that metabolizes methotrexate to its inactive metabolites. It is marketed by BTG International Inc. as Voraxaze.
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In people without known cardiovascular disease, an increase in resting heart rate with age was associated with an increased risk of death.
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Through a small but exquisite study, the authors of this investigatory intervention trial provide a plausible subcellular explanation for massage therapy's purported benefits on injured muscle using muscle biopsy and subsequent gene profiling. The application of similar study techniques might be expected in future studies of other CAM therapies directed against pain.
