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One hundred and twenty subjects with symptoms of idiopathic detrusor overactivity (OAB) were recruited to evaluate the efficacy of reflexology compared to nonspecific foot massage.
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In a previous Clinical Alert, the risk of uterine rupture in patients attempting vaginal birth after cesarean sections (VBACs) was addressed when it appeared that there was a distinct downturn in the amount of VBACs being done in the USA.
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The Women's Health Initiative investigators reported health outcomes at 3 years after the estrogen-progestin arm of the clinical trial was canceled.
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In this issue: Does erythropoietin worsen cancer death rates? Most hypothyroid patients can be replaced with levothyroxine alone without additional T3. Does aggressive control in type 2 diabetes save lives?
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Harada and colleagues from Japan conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized multicenter trial of a low-dose oral contraceptive for the treatment of dysmenorrhea associated with endometriosis.
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Among various agents that have been used to prevent preeclampsia, the ones that have attracted the greatest attention have been low-dose aspirin, calcium, and vitamins C and E.
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Diagnostic ultrasonography is one of the most frequently utilized adjuvant tools clinicians rely upon to make treatment recommendations for suspect adnexal pathology.
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Heat shock proteins have been of clinical interest in therapeutic vaccination based on their ability to induce significant T- and B-cell responses against microbial pathogens and tumor antigens.
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The Timing Hypothesis argues that estrogen can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease when administered to relatively young postmenopausal women before atherosclerosis has developed to the stage of unstable plaques (plaques with necrosis and inflammation).