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The number of previous acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECBs) and the baseline FEV1 level are potent prognostic factors of the short- and long-term outcomes of AECB.
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The incubation period for the prion disease Kuru can be very long in some cases and suggests that the risk for development of new cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease will continue for quite some time.
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Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Pregnancy is a prothrombotic state which is rarely associated with ischemic arterial stroke. However, when a stroke occurs, especially in later pregnancy, the options for therapy may be limited.
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When patients complain that they have difficulty getting to sleep or returning to sleep when they awaken during the night, the usual response is a prescription for a sleep aide.
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The clinical heterogeneity of most mitochondrial disorders presents a diagnostic challenge to clinicians and geneticists.
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Warfarin remains superior to antiplatelet agents for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation.
