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Magnesium sulfate is more effective than nimodipine for prophylaxis against seizures in women with severe preeclampsia.
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Only tamoxifen has enough evidence to recommend it for the prevention of breast cancer, and its use is limited to very high-risk women with a low risk of side effects.
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Postmenopausal estrogen-progestin therapy increased the risk of breast cancer in a population-based cohort in Sweden, and estrogen-only did not.
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Warfarin Effectively Prevents Venous Thromboembolism; Vitamin D Reduces Osteoporotic Fractures; Adefovir Effective for Hepatitis B Treatment; Ibuprofen/Aspirin Study Revisited; ACE Inhibitors Favored in Cardiovascular Care; Digoxin Dosing and Heart Failure
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The potassium sensitivity test (PST) was administered to 244 patients with pelvic pain and 47 control patients by enrolling gynecologists at 4 separate facilities. Previous work by these physicians had shown that the test appears to identify the presence of interstitial cystitis (IC) by detecting abnormal permeability of the bladder epithelium.
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There are 2 important potential uses for the measurement of testosterone levels: 1) to monitor the dosage of testosterone supplementation; and 2) to diagnose hyperandrogenism, whatever the cause. Unfortunately, the measurement of testosterone is particularly difficult in women because of the low circulating levels.
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Smallpox Vaccination Guidelines Published by CDC; Nurses: Delay Vaccination Program; Viagra Effective for Depression Treatment; Finisteride/Doxazosin no Better than Placebo for Urinary Obstruction; Serevent Receives Dear Doctor Letter
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Synopsis: The clinical value of single-agent trastuzumab in recurrent ovarian cancer is limited by the low frequency of HER2 overexpression and low rate of objective response among patients with HER2 overexpression.
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Synopsis: Acute oral administration of 50 mg and 100 mg of androstenedione to postmenopausal women increases serum testosterone and estrone but not estradiol.
