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On January 14, 2013, the FDA approved a device allowing detection of multiple gastrointestinal pathogens from a single sample of feces.1
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As a federal program rolls out to award providers with incentives for achieving meaningful use in electronic health records, wide measure-by-measure variation can jeopardize the validity of electronic reporting.
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Colchicine, in addition to statins and other standard secondary prevention therapies, appeared effective for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary disease.
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a striking personality dysfunction characterized by inherent difficulties with self-regulation as well as chronic self-destructive behavior. In patients with this disorder, the pain experience is seemingly paradoxical. During acute self-destructive acts, up to 80% of individuals with BPD describe attenuated responses to pain (i.e., high tolerance of pain).
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Regional cerebral blood flow defines distinct patterns of disrupted metabolism in psychogenic vs organic dystonia, with decreased flow in motor and premotor cortex in psychogenic dystonia, but increased flow in subcortical structures.
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Exercise, both aerobic as well as stretching and strengthening, improves motor function and gait in patients with Parkinsons disease.
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Secondary Prevention after Acute Ischemic Stroke; Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Selected Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke May Be Better Than Medical Therapy Alone; Use of Ischemic Stroke Scores May Aid in the Prediction of Risk of Early Recurrence
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Veterans with Gulf War illness had a statistically significant increase of autonomic symptoms, heart rate variability, and abnormalities in sudomotor function, as measured by the Quantitative Sudomotor Axon Reflex Test, compared to control subjects. The study found objective autonomic deficits in veterans with the Gulf War syndrome with autonomic syndrome.