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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full November 2, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Needle (or Laser) the Knee for Relief from Chronic Osteoarthritis Pain?
Synopsis: In people with chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis, needle and laser acupuncture fared no better than sham laser acupuncture for a variety of parameters at 12 weeks and 1 year.
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Yoga and Vasomotor Symptoms: Does a Meditative Movement Practice Improve Menopausal Symptoms?
Synopsis: In a randomized controlled trial, the implementation of a regular yoga practice was not shown to significantly improve vasomotor symptom frequency or bother at 6 and 12 weeks. However, it was associated with a significant improvement in Insomnia Severity Index.
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Diagnostic Testing for Lyme Disease
In August 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 300,000 cases of Lyme disease (LD) are diagnosed each year and that the 30,000 reported cases is 2008 are a gross underestimation. -
Dietary Fat Correlates with CAD Risk
Synopsis: A prospective, population-based study in middle-aged and older men found that polyunsaturated fatty acid intake correlated with a lower risk of coronary artery disease events. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full November 2, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Integrative Medicine Alert - Full June 2014 Issue in PDF
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Critical Care Alert - Full June 2014 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Update: Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection (Evzio)
The fda has approved the first naloxone hand-held auto-injector. It is intended for family members or caregivers to treat suspected opioid overdose. The auto-injector can be carried in a pocket or stored in a medicine cabinet. The product was reviewed under the agencys priority review program. It is marketed by Kaleo, Inc. as Evzio.