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This small proof-of-concept study suggests that yoga may be helpful in patients with highly symptomatic, long-standing paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
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A case-control study of women in the Nurses Health Study Cohort showed that lower melatonin secretion is independently associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. There is a physiologic basis for this finding since melatonin has a role in glucose metabolism and lack of melatonin is associated with increased insulin resistance.
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How do we involve patients in decisions about their health care? This study from the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation attempts to answer the question using the results of a survey conducted between 2010 and 2011 with a probability sample from across the United States.
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The FDA has approved paroxetine for the treatment of hot flashes (vasomotor symptoms) in postmenopausal women.
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In a large population of Caucasian women participating in the Womens Health Initiative Observational Study, those who used aspirin had a significantly lower risk of melanoma and increased duration of use was associated with incrementally greater protection.
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More patients who received a preventive medicine intervention also had their physician receive the corresponding preventive intervention.
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