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Pharmacology Watch: FDA Approves Apixaban for Patients with Nonvalvular AF
Apixaban approval; new dental clinical practice guideline; apixaban for VTE; aspirin resistance; tamoxifen treatment; and FDA actions. -
Does Persistent Subclinical Hypothyroidism Put the Elderly at Cardiovascular Risk?
In older adults, no association was found between subclinical hypothyroidism and coronary heart disease, heart failure, and cardiovascular mortality. -
Pharmacology Watch: Evidence-based updates in clinical pharmacology
Medications for Risk Reduction of Breast Cancer in Women -
ECG Review: The Cause of T Wave Inversion?
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Is it ‘Low T’ or ‘Low E’ or Both?
In men 20-50 years of age, testosterone deficiency accounted for decreases in lean muscle mass, size, and strength while estrogen deficiency primarily accounted for increases in body fat, and both contributed to the decline in sexual function. -
Brief Reports
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Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance, and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
There is a known association of obesity and glucose intolerance with pancreatic cancer but whether this is due to the effect of high glucose itself, insulin resistance, or pancreatic ß-cell dysfunction is unknown. -
Pharmacology Update: Afatinib Tablets (Gilotrif)
An irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) has been approved for first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with certain EGFR mutations. -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky
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Value of Yoga Training in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
This small proof-of-concept study suggests that yoga may be helpful in patients with highly symptomatic, long-standing paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.