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Mean oral temperatures decline with age, ranging from 97.3°F at 6 am to 97.8°F at 10 pm in persons older than 65 years. The majority of both nursing home and community elderly have normal mean temperatures below 98.6°F.
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Add vardenafil to the list of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors with promise in the treatment of Raynaud disease.
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Cardiovascular disease affects 25% of the U.S. population. It is responsible for more than 1 million deaths each year, which makes it the number one killer in the United States. Fifty percent of men and 64% of women who suffer from sudden cardiac death have no previous history or symptoms of heart disease.
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Can Calcium and Vitamin D Prevent Hip Fractures?; Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee; Refractory Asthma and TNFConnection?; FDA Actions
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Erectile Dysfunction and Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease; Oseltamivir Resistance during Influenza A Infection; Dietary Intake of Antioxidants and AMD
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The FDA has approved a new drug for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor and metastatic renal cell cancer. Sunitinib is an orally active, highly selective, multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The drug was given a priority review and was approved in less than 6 months. Sunitinib is marketed by Pfizer as Sutent®.
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Participants in the Framingham Heart Study who had low levels of cardiovascular risk factors in middle age had longer overall survival and less morbidity when followed to age 85. Control of risk factors may have a major influence on reaching older age in good health.