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Lorcaserin submitted for FDA review, FDA advisory panel votes against phentermine/topiramate, mixed vote on rosiglitazone, advisory panel votes to remove breast cancer indication from bevacizumab labeling, no increase in seizures found with DTaP vaccine, new REMS for quinine.
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Platelet aggregation is an important pathophysiological step in the development of myocardial infarction (MI), and intensive anti-platelet therapy has become a cornerstone of therapy in patients presenting with MI.
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The wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) is a totally external system that can monitor a patient's cardiac rhythm and automatically treat episodes of ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) when they are detected.
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in adults in the United States and western Europe. Approximately 26% of adults older than 65 have some form of AMD.
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Replacing saturated fatty acids with carbohydrates with low glycemic index values is associated with a lower risk of myocardial infarction.
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Yoga and exercise are commonly recommended for patients with osteoporosis. Yoga improves balance, and both yoga and exercise improve quality of life in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. However, the study is limited by small sample size and lack of detail in the research methodology.
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Vital exhaustion predicts long-term risk for adverse cardiac events in men and women, independent of established biomedical risk factors.
