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Testing and treating H. pylori and empirical PPI treatment similarly relieved symptoms in dyspeptic patients, but the 'test and treat' strategy resulted in lower endoscopic workload and decreased cost.
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Clinicians seem not to follow any of several recommended guidelines when evaluating and treating pharyngitis and, as a result, there is widespread over-treatment with antibiotics.
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Male pattern baldness is a result of the impact of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) upon scalp hair follicles which results in a progressive miniaturization of follicles leading to thinner, shorter hairs in genetically susceptible men.
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The FDA has licensed the first vaccine to prevent cancer due to human papillomaviruses (HPV) types 6, 11, 16, and 18, the most common subtypes of this prevalent virus.
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A medical research unit in the United Kingdom analyzed 18 different strategies for managing patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Using systematic review, meta-analysis and cost effectiveness analysis, they settled on an algorithm based on clinical risk.
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Total energy expenditure was measured using the doubly labeled water technique over a 2-week period. Resting metabolic rate was calculated using indirect calorimetry
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In the late 1980s, at veterans administration hospitals in Milwaukee and Chicago, 12 men age 60 and older began receiving injections three times a week that dramatically reversed some signs of aging.
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O'MathĂșna DP. Human growth hormone for improved strength and increased muscle mass in athletes. Altern Med Alert 2006;9:97-101