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Daily intake of a single strain probiotic supplement (Bl-04) was associated with a decreased risk of UTRIs in healthy adults.
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Consuming probiotics may have a modest effect on blood pressure (BP),
especially in persons with BP > 130/85 mmHG and when taken for ¡Ý 8 weeks as multistrain product at a potency of ¡Ý 1011 colony forming units per day.
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Gluten is a protein complex that may be inflammatory to humans and is increasingly recognized as a possible cause of numerous health problems such as irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, skin conditions, allergies, autoimmune arthritis, and neurodegenerative conditions.
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Contrary to prevailing opinion, eating lean beef may not be bad and perhaps might even favorably affect systolic blood pressure and vascular constriction.
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In a meta-analysis of multiple prospective cohort studies, the lowest vitamin D metabolite (25-hydroxyvitamin D) quintile was associated with increased all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and cancer mortality.
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A second inhalation rapid human insulin has been approved by the FDA. The first inhaled insulin (Exubera) was approved in 2006 and was withdrawn from the market by Pfizer due to low acceptance and poor sales after about 13 months on the market
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In this randomized controlled trial, those sleep apnea patients who received a brief (< 1 hour, total) motivational education program had substantially better continuous positive airway pressure adherence in a short-term follow-up.
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In a study of young adults, attempted physician deception to obtain a pharmaceutical drug was found to exist in a limited manner along with general characteristics of those patients who may divert medications.
