Internal Medicine Alert – February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016
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High Blood Pressure: How Low Should We Go? SPRINT and a New Meta-analysis
A recent meta-analysis supports the benefit of targeting lower blood pressure levels.
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Association of Coffee Consumption with Total and Cause-specific Mortality
Regular consumption of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee were found to be inversely associated with risk of total mortality and mortality attributed to cardiovascular disease and neurologic diseases.
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Should Postmenopausal Women Be Encouraged to Take Calcium?
A systematic review of randomized, controlled trials of calcium supplementation found only small non-progressive increases in bone mineral density. This supports the clinical conclusion that supplementation alone is insufficient to prevent fracture risk.
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Elbasvir and Grazoprevir Tablets (Zepatier)
The FDA has approved another oral interferon-free regimen for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) genotypes 1 and 4.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: another reason to take vitamin D supplements; polishing physical exam skills; and comparing the relationship between uric acid, fructose, and hypertension.