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In the United States, approximately $23 billion are spent on multivitamins yearly. At least half of all Americans take some kind of supplement, the majority of which are multivitamin/minerals.
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In patients with stable type 2 diabetes, a low-glycemic index diet for six months gave a modestly better reduction in HbA1c concentration compared to a high-cereal fiber diet. A high withdrawal rate raises questions about the practicality of adhering to the diet.
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The NIH has identified a range of Challenge Areas that focus on specific knowledge gaps, scientific opportunities, new technologies, data generation, or research methods that would benefit from an influx of funds to quickly advance the area in significant ways. Each NIH institute, center, and office - including the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) - has selected specific Challenge Topics within the broad Challenge Areas related to its mission.
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In 1969, a band called the fifth dimension popularized the refrain "Let the sun shine in," in a hit song from the Broadway musical Hair, though it is doubtful they were advocating for the increased cutaneous manufacture and dietary intake of vitamin D.
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The ECG shown above was obtained from a patient with acute shortness of breath. The QRS complex was recognized to be wide, and the clinical question raised was whether the patient should be immediately shocked. How would you respond?
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Erythromycin, 250 mg bid, reduced the number of exacerbations in patients with moderate COPD over a 1-year period.
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In a multicenter, prospective, randomized study of Japanese Type 2 diabetic patients, low-dose aspirin as primary prevention did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular events.
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Lack of sleep impairs the immune system and lowers resistance to viral illness. The quality of sleep is important. Those volunteers who spent less than 92% of their time in bed asleep were five-and-a-half times more likely to become ill than those who were asleep for at least 98% of their time in bed.
