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Calcium supplementation in women; type 2 diabetes treatments and pancreatitis risk; treating chronic idiopathic urticaria; rivaroxaban and VTE; and FDA actions.
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The ECG shown above was obtained from a 62-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with a history of several presyncopal episodes in recent months. His ECG was diagnosed as showing acute anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Do you agree? What treatment is indicated?
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The Internet age has brought all kinds of conveniences and apps for your smart phone, from the popular app GRINDR (allowing you a speedy hookup with the nearest sexually available individual) to the newest MedXSafe, which allows you to literally bump phones and share confidential STD and HIV info before you bump into bed.
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On January 14, 2013, the FDA approved a device allowing detection of multiple gastrointestinal pathogens from a single sample of feces.1
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As a federal program rolls out to award providers with incentives for achieving meaningful use in electronic health records, wide measure-by-measure variation can jeopardize the validity of electronic reporting.
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Colchicine, in addition to statins and other standard secondary prevention therapies, appeared effective for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary disease.
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a striking personality dysfunction characterized by inherent difficulties with self-regulation as well as chronic self-destructive behavior. In patients with this disorder, the pain experience is seemingly paradoxical. During acute self-destructive acts, up to 80% of individuals with BPD describe attenuated responses to pain (i.e., high tolerance of pain).
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Gabapentin for Chronic Cough; Can Statins Reduce Cancer-Related Mortality?; Are All of Those Multivitamin Dollars Well Spent?
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The authors conducted a literature review of Medline and the Cochrane database to identify studies comparing outcomes in Bells palsy patients who received steroid/antiviral agents vs no medication. Patients with new onset Bells palsy treated with steroids displayed significantly better improvement in facial function compared with patients not taking this medication.