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This report begins with discussion of the most superficial lesions and progresses through the skin and soft tissue to the deeper and systemic disease processes.
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Although aspirin (ASA), particularly low-dose ASA 81 mg/d (LD-ASA), is well established as an appropriate agent for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, recent results from the Women's Health Study (WHS) about the impact of ASA in primary prevention came as a surprise...
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A novel T-cell inhibitor has been approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Abatacept is the first selective modulator of a costimulatory signal involved in T-cell activation (costimulatory blocker).
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Visual hallucinations, extrapyramidal motor signs, and visuoconstructional impairments at time of presentation are strongly suggestive of a diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies.
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Itopride, a D2 dopamine agonist with anticholinesterase effects, was marginally superior to placebo in 'functional dyspepsia.'
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The number of previous acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECBs) and the baseline FEV1 level are potent prognostic factors of the short- and long-term outcomes of AECB.
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A return to full normal activities, including work at 2 weeks, after AMI appears to be safe in patients who are stratified to a low-risk group.
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It has been a tough few months for marketers of vitamins and herbal products. Calcium plus vitamin D, saw palmetto, and glucosamine/chondroitin have all been the subject of studies that have questioned their efficacy.