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Currently prevailing scientific opinion denies any relationship between diet and acne: teenagers throughout the land rejoice over their freedom to eat as much pizza, popcorn, chocolate, and soda (the four food groups from age 14-20) as they wish. But the last word may not yet be in.
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12-lead ECG obtained from an 81-year old woman with new onset heart failure, but no chest pain.
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Adding an anticoagulant to aspirin is of no value in patients with peripheral artery disease, older adults with coronary disease benefit from aggressive statin therapy, simvastatin may reduce the risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease by as much as 50%, MiraLax is safe for long-term use in patients with chronic constipation, the FDA green-lights Avandia, brings back Zelnorm for limited use, and recommends approving Evista for breast cancer prevention.
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Ambulatory oxygen probably should not be routinely prescribed for patients with COPD who do not have a stable, resting arterial PaO2 less than 55 mm Hg.
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A second, orally active, endothelin receptor (ET) antagonist has been approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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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.
