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Clinical Challenge: Easing IUD Insertion Pain?

IUD) insertion is painful for many women, particularly nulliparous women; studies have not demonstrated an effective strategy to lessen this discomfort.

10-year Outcomes for Localized Prostate Cancer

Is there a clear advantage to one path of long-term intervention than another in long-term management of localized prostate cancer?

Secondary Prevention of Stroke by Pioglitazone in Prediabetes

Pioglitazone reduces vascular events in insulin-resistant stroke victims, as well as reduces risk of progression from prediabetes to diabetes by > 50%.

Linking Psoriasis to Vascular Health

While the link between inflammatory disorders and coronary vascular disease has received increasing attention in the last decade, little cognizance exists of a relationship between psoriasis and abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Home BP Monitoring Associated with Better BP Control

Encouraging patients to take ownership of their blood pressure management, elimination of white-coat hypertension, and the ability to detect overtreatment by identification of episodes of hypotension at home could improve outcomes of hypertensive patients.

Low-dose OTC Proton Pump Inhibitor for GERD Relief

When patients do not achieve satisfactory symptomatic relief from gastroesophageal reflux disease with low-dose treatment, there are other appropriate courses of action.

A Link Between Obesity and Asthma Severity

Clinicians should be aware that individualization of treatment for obesity-related asthma may need to include attention to weight reduction to optimize outcomes.

Pharmacologic Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Part 2

This two-part series of articles will address pharmacological agents, except insulin, used to manage type 2 diabetes mellitus. Part 1 covered sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors, incretin-based therapies, amylin analog, and dopamine receptor agonists. Part 2 will focus on biguanides, thiazolidinediones, sulfonylureas, meglitinides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, and bile acid resins, as well as the authors’ treatment recommendations. Appendix A (http://bit.ly/2eyB4Px) is a comprehensive table of the effectiveness and costs of various combination therapies.

Is Yoga Effective for Treating Asthma?

Although the data on yoga in asthma are only of moderate quality, they do suggest that yoga may improve quality of life and asthma symptoms.

How Much More Physical Activity Helps Patients Avoid Chronic Diseases?

Higher levels of total physical activity are strongly associated with lower risk of five common chronic diseases: breast and bowel cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.