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Vitamin B12 levels fall, and continue to fall, with continued metformin use in patients already receiving insulin.
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In community-dwelling women age 70 years and older, annual oral administration of high-dose vitamin D for 3-5 years resulted in a higher, not lower, incidence of falls and fractures.
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Because it is recognized that type 2 diabetics (DM2) incur greater risk of CV outcomes than the general population, consensus groups have advocated BP < 130/80 mmHg as a preferred goal, in contrast to 140/90 mmHg for the general hypertensive population.
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The ECG shown above was obtained from an 88-year-old woman who refused treatment. What is the rhythm? Is there a grouping? Is anything else going on?
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New reports about proton pump inhibitors and the effects of gastric suppression, pioglitazone vs vitamin E for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metformin and vitamin B12 deficiency, and FDA Actions.
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Add Natazia, an estradiol valerate/dienogest pill, to the list of oral contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and now available to U.S. women.
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National medical organizations have issued positions on adolescent care will impact your practice. Add the following to the next clinical discussion at your facility:
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As of September 2010, federal health reform legislation will require all new private health plans to provide coverage of a slate of preventive health services at no cost to patients. Will contraception be included in that coverage? Reproductive health advocates are calling for such measures.
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When it comes to unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), young women, adolescents, and the poor often are the most at risk. However, women from all socioeconomic groups face challenges to their sexual and reproductive health.
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What will it take to stem the incidence of HIV in the United States? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 56,300 people were newly infected with HIV in 2006, the most recent year for which data are available.
