Imaging procedures are an important source of exposure to ionizing radiation in the United States and can result in high cumulative effective doses of radiation.
Vitamin C supplementation prevents increases in endurance capacity and maximum oxygen uptake, because it prevents some cellular adaptations to exercise.
Internet-based self-management resulted in improvements in asthma control and lung function with resultant increases in the number of symptom-free days. However, this did not significantly reduce exacerbation rates.
The second competitive, reversible dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor has been approved by the FDA for the treatment type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Most colorectal cancers overexpress cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2). Primary prevention with aspirin (ASA) is associated with reduced risk for colon cancer and colonic adenoma.
A non-iodinated derivative of amiodarone has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter.
Tamoxifen and CYP2D6 inhibitors, FDA Actions, and FDA Warnings.
For patients with colorectal cancer whose tumors overexpressed COX-2, regular aspirin use was associated with a lower risk of death related to colorectal cancer for about 12 years after initial diagnosis.
Adherence to appropriate low-risk dietary and other lifestyle factor changes was associated with significant reductions in the incidence of self-reported hypertension and could have the potential to prevent a large proportion of new onset hypertension in women.
Vertebroplasty (VERT) has recently enjoyed increased popularity as treatment for painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures.
