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Letrozole for Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer; Do Antidepressants Increase Risk of Suicide?; Can Viagra Improve Heart Function?; Can Tamoxifen Increase Your Height?; A Dramatic Increase of Clostridium difficile; FDA Actions
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Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer in men, both in this country and in Europe. Recognizing that the primary care physician often is the first health care professional who determines whether a PSA test is ordered and often is crucial in directing further follow-up relating to diagnosis and treatment selection, Part II will deal with important information regarding the choices for treating prostate cancer, and the side effects, efficacy, and quality-of-life issues that result from treatment.
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FDA Recommends Approval of Muraglitazar, But May Need To Reconsider; Which Antipsychotics Are More Dangerous?; Should CPOE Undergo Evaluation?; New Treatment for Tennis Elbow; FDA Actions
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A new drug has been approved for the treatment of children with below average height who are resistant to growth hormone. Mecasermin is a human insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) that is produced by recombinant DNA technology. This protein is marketed by Tercica, Incorporated as Increlex.
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Infliximab, an antibody against tumor necrosis factor, is effective in ulcerative colitis.
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A very small group of patients consume a significant portion of outpatient primary care physician time.
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The strong correlation between reduction of aura symptoms and migraine attacks stresses the potential role of aura-like events and possibly cortical spreading depression as a trigger for trigeminal vascular activation, and subsequently the development of migraine headaches.
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Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX 2) inhibitors may not be as safe as previously thought. These agents have a considerable risk of adverse gastrointestinal events. The concurrent use of ulcer-healing drugs appears to decrease this risk.
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The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 35-year-old man. Is it abnormal? What do you want to know