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Short (< 7 hours/night) sleep duration is associated with increased BMI and increased genetic influences on BMI. Longer sleep duration may reduce genetic influences on body weight.
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Treatment of dyslipidemia with statins produces consistent, durable lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which is associated with substantial reductions in myocardial infarction and stroke.
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Elderly patients are often prescribed analgesics after ambulatory and short-stay surgery which may lead to their long-term use.
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Scenario: The 12-lead ECG shown above was obtained from a 72-year-old woman seen in the emergency department (ED) with new-onset chest discomfort. No prior ECGs were available for comparison. The tracing was interpreted as "showing no acute changes." Do you agree? What else do you see?
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Results of primary studies on and meta-analyses of the effects of vitamin D therapy on fracture risk have failed to conclusively demonstrate benefit.
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Several studies have implicated endometriosis as a risk factor for the subsequent development of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer.
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In this issue: Side effects of finasteride; new ruling on pharmaceutical companies paying generic manufacturers; and FDA actions.
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Patients who received treatment for depression within a year were identified in a Japanese database of more than 323,000 patients. The investigators asked 2354 patients to complete a questionnaire on depression with a specific focus on patient-physician relationships.
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