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Results of the Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) study were published in a recent issue of JAMA. In this multicenter, randomized controlled trial a total of 3088 women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer (stage I-IIIa) within the previous four years were randomized to a diet rich in vegetables, fruit and fiber and low in fat, vs a regular diet.
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Older women taking SSRIs had higher rates of hip bone loss compared to both nonusers and TCA users, when measured twice over an average of 5 years.
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Although anti-reflux surgery seems to be declining in the United States, there are still many such operations undertaken. However, new data make it clear that very few patients are candidates for fundoplication.
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After a positive coronary CT scan, patients often undergo stress myocardial perfusion scanning, but the relationship between these two tests in relation to prognosis is poorly understood.
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The FDA has approved a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of paroxymal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).
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Liver fibrosis from chronic hepatitis C is worse after menopause and less severe in women receiving hormone therapy.
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Disturbance of sleep continuity, but not simple sleep deprivation, impairs pain inhibition and increases spontaneous pain.
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Despite an increasing array of methods for control of diabetes, not even half of patients currently have attained and maintain an A1c less than 7%.
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Compared to patients over the age of 65 years who were receiving 10 mg of atorvastatin daily, the elderly patients who received 80 mg daily experienced significantly reduced major cardiovascular and coronary events ...
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Patients with early breast cancer did not have fewer recurrences of cancer or improved mortality after eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruit and low in fat.
