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12-lead ECG obtained from an 81-year old woman with new onset heart failure, but no chest pain.
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Currently prevailing scientific opinion denies any relationship between diet and acne: teenagers throughout the land rejoice over their freedom to eat as much pizza, popcorn, chocolate, and soda (the four food groups from age 14-20) as they wish. But the last word may not yet be in.
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Fully 95% of serum thyrotropin (TSH) measurements were normal in screening tests ordered by primary care physicians. Half of abnormal TSH labs became normal upon repeat measurement. If the initial TSH result was normal, there was only a 2% chance it would become abnormal within 5 years.
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Patients receiving a probiotic yogurt drink were protected from antibiotic associated bacteria.
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Patients with peripheral artery disease are at high risk for cardiovascular complications. Antiplatelet drugs are routinely prescribed for these patients, but is adding an oral anticoagulant of value?
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, causing an estimated 6 million new genital infections annually.
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Hypertension: A patient handout. Altern Med Alert 2007;10(Suppl 9):S1-S2.
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Marcolina ST. The use of melatonin in the treatment of hypertension. Altern Med Alert 2007;10(9):97-103.