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Oral rofecoxib (Vioxx) may have a role in controlling postoperative pain patients undergoing knee surgery.
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St Johns Wort and Drug Interactions; Serum Potassium and Stroke Risk
Among Hypertensive Adults; Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection
Practices Among Siblings of Patients with Melanoma, TZDs and HF in
People with Type 2 Diabetes; Exercise Plus Behavioral Management in
Patients with AD; Spironolactone in Resistant HBP
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The virtues of a firm mattress are generally espoused by the medical and lay community alike despite the utter lack of scientific evidence to support it. In an attempt to shed light on this poorly understood subject, Kovacs and associates assess the effect of the firmness of a mattress on low back pain.
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Thirty-three consecutive patients with l3 or l4 radiculopathy were compared to 19 controls of comparable age to determine the best method for detecting quadriceps weakness in the office setting.
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In this randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 667 patients with stable advanced multiple sclerosis were assigned to 1 of 3 groups: oral cannabis, oral tetrahydrocannabinol, or placebo.
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New alternative anticoagulants now exist that may be equally efficacious as warfarin and allow a more convenient fixed dosing schedule with a superior safety profile.
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The diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at an early stage can be difficult. It is desirable to have an accurate diagnostic test due to the prognosis of the illness, as well as the potential ability to treat patients earlier.
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Steroids Not Linked to Risk of Fractures; ADT Puts Men at Risk for Osteoporosis; Study Shows Valsartan May Improve Sexual Function in Postmenopausal Women; New Direct-to-Consumer Pharma Advertising Rules Considered; FDA Actions
