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Only about 12% of patients with new onset atrial fibrillation who did not have apparent contraindications to warfarin treatment filled prescriptions for it.
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Peripheral arterial disease is common. Screening with measurement of the ankle-brachial index will improve detection.
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The low-carbohydrate diet produced a greater weight loss than did the conventional diet for the first 6 months, but the differences were not significant at 1 year.
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The association of caffeine and nicotine in pharmaceutical products and aneurysmal SAH warrants further study.
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Women who survive breast cancer may be at a lower risk of developing coronary artery disease compared with women without a history of breast cancer.
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The FDA has approved the first once-daily protease inhibitor (PI) for the treatment of HIV-1 infections. Atazanavir (Bristol-Myers Squibb) is the newest PI to enter this relatively crowded class. It is marketed under the trade name Reyataz.
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Coker Ross C. Anticancer potential of turmeric. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(9):104-108.
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Stokes MJ. Black cohosh use in menopause. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(9):97-101.
