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All You Need Is Love, But a Little Chocolate May Benefit, Too
Chocolate consumption may improve liver enzymes and protect against insulin resistance.
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Why is This Young Athlete’s ECG Abnormal?
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: glucose variability in type 2 diabetes; bariatric surgery improves pain and function; and two thumbs down for COPD screening.
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Pimavanserin Tablets (Nuplazid)
Pimavanserin is indicated for the treatment of hallucination and delusions associated with Parkinson's disease psychosis.
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Fitness and Cognition in the Elderly
Peak levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are positively correlated with enhanced cognitive function among older adults.
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The Efficacy of Spironolactone for the Treatment of Drug-resistant Hypertension
Compared to selected other hypotensive drugs, spironolactone was found to be the most effective drug addition for resistant hypertension when added to previous angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin II receptor blocker, calcium channel blocker, and thiazide therapy.
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Welcome Back, Saturated Fat
It has become apparent that clinicians have been giving wrong dietary advice to patients for many decades. The low-fat and non-fat food industry was a mistake.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: watching carefully for suicide risk; tackling chronic cough; and a new treatment for Peyronie's disease.
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Reslizumab Injection (Cinqair)
Reslizumab is indicated for add-on maintenance treatment of adult patients with severe asthma with eosinophilic phenotype.
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Longer Course Therapy for Lyme Disease Is Not Beneficial
A randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial from the Netherlands found that longer-term antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease did not improve health-related quality of life compared to a standard course of treatment.