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Oncologists are aware of the importance of obesity in both the risk for developing cancer and in shortened survival among cancer patients. Recently, there has been an increased awareness of a similar pattern of risk among individuals with reduced muscle mass.
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The optimal duration of oral anticoagulation therapy after an initial symptomatic deep venous thrombosis remains unknown.
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In an effort to determine the influence of chemotherapy on elderly patients with colorectal cancer, Bouvier and colleagues measured quality of life at 3 month intervals in a community-based population of registry-identified cancer patients.
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Guidelines for prediabetes from The American College of Endocrinology; statins for the prevention of dementia? Possible help for women suffering from sexual side effects while on antidepressants; government incentives for electronic prescribing; FDA Actions.
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In an effort to identify those individuals with indolent prostate cancers that may be best suited for a "watchful waiting" management strategy, Chun and colleagues compared pre-surgical data to the operative findings in 1132 consecutive patients with localized prostate cancer referred for surgery over an 11 year period.
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Despite considerable evidence that statins in appropriate patients reduce coronary heart disease events, many patients prefer to try lifestyle changes rather than take drugs.
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A number of new tools for ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation are now in late-stage clinical trials.
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