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Greenfield, RH. Sweet Sleep –Cheese-Zit? Dairy and Acne. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;94-95.
Greenfield, RH. Curried Kidney Stones? Tumeric and Urolithiasis. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;95-96.
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Jane Kang, MD, and Sharon Kolasinski, MD. Vitamin D and Osteoarthritis. Alter Med Alert. 20088:11;85-90.
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Complaints of fatigue were not associated with changes in blood pressure or heart rate but were significantly associated with decreased cardiac index and stroke index even after controlling for demographic variables and depressive symptoms.
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The FDA has approved the combination of dutasteride and tamsulosin for the treatment of symptomatic enlarged prostate.
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Allergic rhinitis is often treated successfully with antihistamines and local corticosteroids, but because of inadequate symptom control, patient preference, or both, sometimes allergen desensitization becomes preferable.
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Pulmonary crackles (the physical finding previously known as râles, French for "rattle") are commonly sought to confirm a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) and can be fine, medium, or coarse. However, crackles can occur in other diseases (interstitial lung disease, asbestosis, alveolitis, and bronchiectasis) and in presumably normal people.
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This group of health policy leaders sought to learn the proportion of physicians who are currently using electronic health records, whether they were satisfied with the systems they used, and what impact the physicians believe that these systems have on quality of patient care.
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Enthusiasm for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as an intervention for cardiovascular disease has been tempered by concerns about postoperative cognitive decline.
