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Surgical decompression results in a better outcome than other therapies for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis.
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The most comprehensive study published to date did not find evidence of neuropsychologic problems in children ages 7-10 who were exposed to mercury-containing vaccines or immune globulins administered prenatally or during the first 7 months of life.
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FDA drug approval to change? Urinary incontinence in women; how metabolism of certain drugs can be predicted by genetic analysis; bowel preps may compromise renal function especially in the elderly according to a new study; FDA Actions.
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RPLS occurs in a variety of clinical settings that cause an acute elevation of blood pressure, or cause damage to the endothelial cell junctions in brain blood vessels.
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This phase II placebo-controlled trial showed a dramatic benefit from rituximab in preventing clinical relapses, as well as new MRI lesions, in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Does erythropoietin worsen cancer death rates? Most hypothyroid patients can be replaced with levothyroxine alone without additional T3. Does aggressive control in type 2 diabetes save lives?
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There is an increased risk of future cancer as a consequence of performing repeated CT scans, and the younger the patient at the time of scanning, the greater the subsequent risk.
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Functional MRI imaging in patients with narcolepsy supports the hypothesis of decreased hypothalamic activity with reduced orexin production.
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Addition of doxycycline to interferon-beta therapy in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis might improve control of inflammatory lesions.
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