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After years of legal wrangling, the FDA has approved loratadine (Claritin, Schering-Plough) as an over-the-counter (OTC) product for the treatment of seasonal rhinitis.
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Diuretics, Mortality, and Nonrecovery of Renal Function in Acute Renal Failure; Nut and Peanut Butter Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women; Optimal Diets for Prevention of CHD
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Ventilation/perfusion scanning appears to be safe and effective, at least in ruling out significant clinical pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients. However, prospective studies over longer time periods should be undertaken to validate these conclusions.
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Another study has shown an increase in mortality associated with the use of an oral IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist.
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The 12-lead ECG and accompanying rhythm strip in the Figure were obtained from an asymptomatic and otherwise healthy 53-year-old man. What two things are unusual about the beat marked X? Did first degree AV block suddenly develop for the following sinus-conducted beat (beat Y)?
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The FDA has approved the first transbuccal delivery system for testosterone replacement therapy in men.
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Dietary intake of n-3 fatty acids and weekly consumption of fish may reduce the risk of incident Alzheimers disease.
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Current users of estrogen or estrogen-progestin combinations were shown to have a significantly higher risk of developing and dying from breast cancer. The findings confirm and extend those published last year by the Womens Health Initiative.
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This study demonstrated that the Stretta endoscopic radiofrequency application technique for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease did lead to lessened GERD-related symptoms but not to any decrease in esophageal acid exposure or medication use.
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Urinary Tetrahydroaldosterone as a Screen for Primary Aldosteronism; Finasteride and Prostate Cancer; Impermeable Bed Covers in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis