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Encouraging individuals to be active through recreational and competitive athletics has led to increased participation in organized sports.
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Acute aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening illness in which prompt diagnosis and treatment are critical for the chance of survival.
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In a matched cohort study involving immunocompetent individuals ¡Ý 60 years of age, the incidence of herpes zoster recurrence following a recent initial episode was low in both herpes zoster vaccine recipients and the unvaccinated. This low-risk questions the need for vaccinating immunocompetent adults with recent herpes zoster infections.
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Patients on oral anticoagulants at high risk of falls did not have significantly increased risk of major bleeds.
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THE FIRST IN THE CLASS OF GUANYLATE CYCLASE C-RECEPTOR agonists has been approved by the FDA for constipation associated with irritable bowel syndrome and chronic idiopathic constipation.
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At 2 years, none of the patients maintained on medical therapy had entered into a state of diabetes remission, whereas 75% of the gastric bypass and 95% of the biliopancreatic diversion patients had become diabetes free.
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Coronary artery calcium, ankle-brachial index, high-sensitivity CRP, and family history are all independent predictors of incident coronary heart disease/cardiovascular disease in intermediate-risk individuals. Coronary artery calcium scoring provided superior discrimination and risk reclassification compared with the other risk markers.
