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The addition of niacin to patients with known CAD on statins raised HDL cholesterol and reduced atherosclerosis progression.
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Although irritable bowel syndrome is mostly viewed as a nuisance disease without serious consequences, a surprisingly large number of IBS patients may suffer severe depression, hopelessness, and consequential suicidal ideation.
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A fixed combination of the narcotic analgesic oxycodone and the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent ibuprofen has been approved for the short-term treatment of acute moderate-to-severe pain. This first time combination of these 2 agents is marketed by Forest Laboratories as CombunoxTM.
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Discontinuation of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may increase the risk of first acute myocardial infarction in the near term.
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Rectal bleeding is quite common in patients younger than 50 years of age, but evaluation by total colonoscopy has often been reserved for older patients since serious lower GI lesions are thought to be unusual in younger individuals.
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A long-term prospective study of 148,610 adults aged 50 to 74 years showed an increased risk of colon cancer with prolonged high consumption of red meat and processed meat.
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The FDA has approved another muscarinic receptor antagonist, after trospium, for overactive bladder.
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, with or without diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, is a commonplace and consequential complication of diabetes.
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Administration of 50 mg of DHEA to elderly men and women for 6 months improved insulin action and decreased abdominal fat.
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Interpret the 12-lead ECG in the Figure, obtained from a 47-year-old man who presented with dyspnea. Is there incomplete LBBB (left bundle branch block)?
