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In the late 1980s, at veterans administration hospitals in Milwaukee and Chicago, 12 men age 60 and older began receiving injections three times a week that dramatically reversed some signs of aging.
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O'MathĂșna DP. Human growth hormone for improved strength and increased muscle mass in athletes. Altern Med Alert 2006;9:97-101
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Discussions of spiritual beliefs and practices can be uncomfortable and awkward for the practicing physician.
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Greenfield RH. U.S. CAM kids. Altern Med Alert 2006;9:105-107.
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Most polyneuropathies in teenagers are due to hereditary demyelinating or metabolic disorders.
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Moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment is common and under diagnosed in hemodialysis patients.
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Active migraine with aura increases risk of myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, and angina, as well as ischemic stroke. Active migraine without aura and non-migraine headaches are not associated with increased vascular risk.
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Convulsive status epilepticus is common in children and prognosis is related to the underlying cause of the seizure disorder.
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PET scans using 2 different dopamine receptor ligands demonstrate abnormalities in dopaminergic transmission in subjects with restless legs syndrome, in the striatum and in extra-striatal regions including thalamus and anterior cingulate cortex.
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Short telomeres in peripheral white blood cells might be a prognostic marker for dementia and death following stroke, and for Alzheimer's disease and death in the elderly.