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Risk of Cancer in RA Patients Treated with Disease-Modifying Drugs; A Different Kind of Fish Story; Antidepressants and Auto Accidents
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A prospective before and after study examined the impact of Yang-style Tai Chi Chuan on cardiac parameters. Significant improvements were found for fasting glucose, blood pressure, and body weight. A subgroup analysis found that those who engaged in 80% or more of the sessions had some improvement in cardiovascular parameters. However, limitations in the study design and reporting weakened the strength of any recommendations based on the study's findings.
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Evidence-based spiritual assessment tools are presented in this manuscript, which open a dialogue between patients and physicians. These adjunctive therapeutic interventions have been found to improve outcomes for patients with depression, cardiovascular disease, pain, anxiety, and adolescent risk behaviors.
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In a nursing home-eligible population with a mean age of 80, those with a HbA1c between 8% and 8.9% had less functional decline than those with a HbA1c of 7% to 7.9%.
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Quality-of-life Effects of PSA Screening; Secondary Prevention of Lacunar Stroke; PSA Elevations After Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy
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Scenario: The lead II rhythm strip shown above was observed on telemetry. Is the patient in atrial flutter?
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The FDA has approved an ethyl ester of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to treat hypertriglyceridemia. It is the second drug in this class after Lovaza, which contains esters of both EPA and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). Icosapent ethyl is marketed by Amarin Pharmaceuticals, a Dublin, Ireland-based company, as Vascepa.
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Nightly melatonin improved objective and subjective sleep quality in a small number of patients who were taking beta-blockers for hypertension.