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...eening and in evaluating whether practitioners are generally following reasonable procedures in their work-up of positive CT screens."...Study identifies factors associated with long-term opioid treatment of veteran patients
...atients who receive long-term opioid prescriptions generally are treated with modest and stable medication dosa...ain of nonmalignant [noncancerous] origin has been generally supported by specialists in pain management as a less than ideal but often necessary and humane cour...JAMA editors call for major restructuring of postmarketing surveillance system
...ations and are used as directed, these medications generally will have beneficial effects and will not cause significant harm. This confidence in pharmaceutical products reflects trust in the effectiveness and integrity of the drug approval and monitoring process. However, the current approval process for dru...Spina bifida: 70% of cases preventable by folic-acid supplementation
.... Although surgical closure of the malformation is generally done in the neonatal period, a randomised clinical trial to assess in utero closure of spina bifida has been initiated in the USA. Medical management is a lifelong necessity for individuals with spina bifida, and should be provided by a multidiscipli...Capsules may be effective in treating bipolar disorder
...Z treated mixed patients at endpoint. ERC-CBZ was generally well-tolerated in both manic and mixed bipolar patients. The 240 patients in the final group demonstrated no clinically significant weight gain, no significant changes in blood glucose and intervals between heartbeats between treatment groups, and no...Study clarifies impact of age on safety of warfarin treatment for atrial fibrillation
...rotection. Therefore, the net benefits of warfarin generally outweigh the potential risks in older patients with atrial fibrillation." Fang is an assistant adjunct professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine Hospitalist Group. The study authors are also participating in a continuin...Prenatal alcohol exposure has effects far beyond fetal alcohol syndrome
...lated neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND), who have generally subtler neurobehavioral deficits than those with F...ol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND), who generally exhibit less severe neurobehavioral deficits than children with FAS. A study in the November issue ...DHEA may help decrease abdominal fat in elderly persons
...y contribute to the increase in abdominal fat that generally occurs during middle and old age. One such change is the decline in production of the adrenal hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). The blood level of DHEA, most of which is present in the sulfated form (DHEAS), peaks at approximately 20 years of ag...People on food stamps can't afford heart-healthy meals
.... Women were targeted for this study because they generally make key dietary choices and influence lifestyle decisions for their families. All participants were Roxbury residents. A series of model seven-day menus was developed, tested and revised based on focus group discussions about household food prefere...Pioglitazone shown to reverse thickening of carotid artery wall
...erally classified as obese). Both treatments were generally well tolerated. ...New Crestor data in African-American patients with high cholesterol
... of statins in African-American patients, who have generally been underrepresented in clinical trials. "As an African American physician who treats a large number of African-American patients, the ARIES trial represents an opportunity to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of statins in this high-risk, under...As obesity increases in people with diabetes, so does risk of cardiovascular disease
...body fat based on height and weight against three generally accepted risk factors for cardiovascular disease among people with diabetes: high blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol), high blood sugar and a combination of all three, according to Alain Bertoni, M.D., M....Method developed to replicate stem cells from the heart
...st living organ tissue, such as the heart, and can generally develop into related cell types, unlike embryonic stem cells that can become any type of cell or tissue in the body. "Harnessing the potential benefits of therapy with adult stem cells is imperative if we are to make rapid progress in treating heart...New insights into muscle adaptation to exercise
...se findings to sedentary mice. Mammalian muscle is generally made up of two different fiber types slow-twitch fibers requiring oxygen to function, and the fast-twitch fibers, which function in the absence of oxygen by breaking down glucose. Because of their need for oxygen, slow-twitch fibers tend to have a h...Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair shows favorable preliminary results
...itored by an echocardiogram. The hospital stay has generally been two nights; and most patients returned to normal activity within one week. Other investigators contributing to this study are Ted Feldman, MD, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare System; Hal Wasserman, MD, Columbia University Medical Center; Willia...ZETIA(R) co-administered with fenofibrate provided complementary lipid lowering efficacy
...3 percent vs. 0.4 percent). These elevations were generally asymptomatic and returned to baseline after discontinuation of therapy or with continued treatment. Caution should be exercised when initiating ZETIA in patients treated with cyclosporine, particularly in patients with severe renal insufficiency, du......, and an alloy of silver, tin and copper. Mercury generally makes up 45 to 50 percent of the compound, and is used to bind the metals together and to provide a strong, hard, durable filling. After years of research, mercury has been found to be the only element that will bind these metals together in such a w...Problem gambling is a serious health issue
...and drinking but gambling is something that is not generally discussed. Yet gambling is without doubt a health issue and there is an urgent need to enhance awareness within the medical and health professions about gambling-related problems and to develop effective strategies to prevent and treat problem gambli...Dopamine key to learning likes and dislikes, says Colorado U. team
...rks in detail may help in developing strategies to generally improve our learning and decision-making abilities."......strointestinal and other symptoms. Celiac disease generally responds to a gluten-free diet....