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Angiogenesis is a necessary and crucial aspect of physiologic homeostasis. Under normal circumstances the processes and factors regulating new blood vessel formation are tightly controlled.
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Tan et al randomized 264 women scheduled for induction to either have membrane swept (136) or to not have this done (128) prior to induction. If the cervix allowed the introduction of a finger, the membranes were swept once clockwise and once counter clockwise as high as possible.
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The aim of the present study was to determine if prolonged calorie restriction in humans would impact biomarkers of aging and oxidative stress.
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The Eli Lilly Company and the National Cancer Institute released preliminary results from two large clinical trials involving raloxifene. The Raloxifene Use for the Heart (RUTH) study included more than 10,000 women from 26 countries, either at high risk for myocardial infarction or with known coronary heart disease.
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Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer in men, both in this country and in Europe. Due to the introduction of the prostate specific antigen blood test (PSA test), the ability to diagnose prostate cancer well before signs or symptoms of the disease develop has been realized. Following its introduction, the PSA was endorsed widely and recommended by many major public health organizations as a useful screening test.
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FDA Recommends Approval of Muraglitazar, But May Need To Reconsider; Which Antipsychotics Are More Dangerous?; Should CPOE Undergo Evaluation?; New Treatment for Tennis Elbow; FDA Actions
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Managing cardiac arrhythmias is a unique and complex challenge in the primary care setting. The clinician must balance proper initial assessment, long-term management schemes and effective acute and chronic treatment approaches with appropriate triage to a cardiac specialist and/or an electrophysiologist. The treating clinician must be able to diagnose the arrhythmia (if possible), understand the risks to the patients, and plan an acceptable therapeutic strategy. Available treatment options are evolving rapidly.
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Synopsis: Two years after vaginal surgery for prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, uterosacral ligament suspension and sacrospinous ligament fixation had similar outcomes. Perioperative pelvic floor muscle training did not improve urinary symptoms or prolapse symptoms.