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Practice parameters from the aan are strategies for patient management that assist physicians in clinical decision-making. These recommendations are derived from a thorough review that not only summarizes the available evidence-based medicine but, more importantly, assesses the quality of the data being reviewed.
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Several previous studies have reported inverse associations between fish intake and the risk of stroke in men and women. A randomized trial in patients with coronary heart disease, however, found that supplementation with fish oil reduced the risk of acute myocardial infarction but not of stroke.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse ReactionsGuidance for Clinicians in the Jan. 24th edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The guidance is a thorough review of the smallpox vaccine with a well-illustrated compendium of complications.
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Disorders of memory are frequently studied, but exceptional recall abilities have been the subject of relatively few investigations. In an effort to understand the neural basis of superior recall,
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Among patients with plasma cell dyscrasias and polyneuropathy, most have monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), of which 50% are IgM in type. Most of these demonstrate activity against myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG).
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Retrospective review of needle emg findings on 45 patients studied during a 20-year period, with surgically verified compression of a single lumbosacral nerve root, was undertaken to determine the accuracy of traditional myotomal charts used to localize nerve root involvement.
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The Metabolic Syndrome and Total and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Middle-Aged Men; Amlodipine Fosinopril Combination on Microalbuminuria in Hypertensive Type 2 Diabetic Patients; Relation Between Alcohol Consumption and C-Reactive Protein Levels in the Adult United States Population; Prostate Cancer Screening; Can We Trust Home BP Measurement?; Systolic and Diastolic Dysfunction
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The potassium sensitivity test (PST) was administered to 244 patients with pelvic pain and 47 control patients by enrolling gynecologists at 4 separate facilities. Previous work by these physicians had shown that the test appears to identify the presence of interstitial cystitis (IC) by detecting abnormal permeability of the bladder epithelium.
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There are 2 important potential uses for the measurement of testosterone levels: 1) to monitor the dosage of testosterone supplementation; and 2) to diagnose hyperandrogenism, whatever the cause. Unfortunately, the measurement of testosterone is particularly difficult in women because of the low circulating levels.
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Smallpox Vaccination Guidelines Published by CDC; Nurses: Delay Vaccination Program; Viagra Effective for Depression Treatment; Finisteride/Doxazosin no Better than Placebo for Urinary Obstruction; Serevent Receives Dear Doctor Letter
