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The consumption of fish, supplementation with fish oil, and their effects on cardiovascular and pain conditions are common headline-makers in the mainstream media as well as this publication. A more recent line of inquiry involves the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on tumorigenesis, cancer prevalence, and mortality.
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In this non-inferiority clinical trial, 1-year prophylaxis with an oral lactobacilli probiotic combination proved less effective than trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for preventing recurrence of urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women. However, although women in the antibiotic group had a dramatic increase in antibiotic resistance, there was no increase noted in the probiotic group.
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Results of this year-long intervention trial suggest that an ethanolic extract of curcumin could, together with appropriate dietary and lifestyle changes, play a role in slowing the progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes.
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CME Objectives/CME Questions
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Adults treated with glucocorticoids in a primary care setting have a five-fold increase in suicide or suicidal behavior and other severe neuropsychiatric disorders. The risk is highest with first-time use of these medications.
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The presence of aortic valve calcification (AVC) predicts cardiovascular and coronary event risk independent of traditional risk factors and inflammatory biomarkers, likely due to the strong correlation between AVC and subclinical atherosclerosis.
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Clinical Briefs: Risk for Zoster from the Vaccine in Immunosuppressed Persons, Elucidating the Best, Cerebral Aneurysms: Whats in Your
Patients Future?
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Off-label prescribing is common in primary care and most of the time lacks the scientific evidence to support it.
