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Low-dose Aspirin and Preeclampsia
A study comparing outcomes before and after offering low-dose aspirin to patients who were deemed to be high risk by a first trimester protocol showed a decrease in preterm birth prior to 34 weeks and a decrease in early-onset preeclampsia.
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Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Useful and Indicated for Vasomotor Symptoms
The benefits may exceed the risks for most women within 10 years of menopause.
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FDA Actions
In this section: The FDA may soon recommend against using codeine for pain and cough in children underage children; vitamin D supplementation may not prevent elderly falls after all; agency approves insulin glargine for the treatment of diabetes; and mepolizumab for maintenance treatment of asthma when used with other asthma medications receives approval.
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Comparing Type 2 Diabetes Drug Therapies
A new evidence review compares the weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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Report: Opioid Overdose Deaths Up 200% Since 2000
Death by prescription drugs is out of control.
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USPSTF Modifies Statin Treatment Guideline
The guideline builds on the “risk-based” statin treatment recommendations rather than the previous “treat-to-target” method of treating to a specific LDL cholesterol.
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Teasing Relationships Between Uric Acid, Fructose, and Hypertension
The roles of fructose restriction and allopurinol need more clarification.
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Why We Can’t Allow Physical Exam Skills to Languish
Inadequate performance of the physical exam can lead to important consequences.
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Can Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Hypertension?
Vitamin D deficiency might be the root cause of all ills.
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Benefits of On-demand Antiretroviral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among MSM
Might pre-exposure prophylaxis administration timed immediately before and after sexual activity, rather than daily, be effective?