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Possible mortality risk seen with tramadol in osteoarthritis
Older patients taking tramadol for osteoarthritis had significantly higher mortality risk than did patients taking NSAIDs.
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Coagulation pathway may play role in IBD
Increased activity of a gene associated with the coagulation pathway is linked to more severe inflammatory bowel disease and treatment nonresponse...
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Fluorouracil beats other actinic keratosis treatments in head-to-head trial
A head-to-head study of four different actinic keratosis treatments has found 5% fluorouracil cream achieved the highest treatment success rate....
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Behavioral intervention improves physical activity in patients with diabetes
Regular sessions with an exercise specialist could yield significant improvements in physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Intervention raises pediatric patient awareness of teratogenic rheumatology medications
An intervention that educates pediatric patients about the teratogenic risks of rheumatology medications can improve awareness and pregnancy...
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Better epilepsy outcomes with stereoelectroencephalography versus subdural electrode
Stereoelectroencephalography for localization of seizures in epilepsy is associated with fewer complications and better outcomes than subdural...
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No survival benefit from systematic lymphadenectomy in ovarian cancer
Systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy does not appear to provide a survival benefit to women with advanced ovarian cancer and normal...
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Insulin-treated diabetes in pregnancy carries preterm risk
Pregnant women with insulin-treated diabetes or obesity have a significantly greater odds of premature delivery or offspring who are large for...
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Smoking cessation could delay or prevent rheumatoid arthritis
Smoking significantly increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis, but longer duration of cessation could delay or even prevent the disease.
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Bag-mask ventilation during intubation reduces severe hypoxemia
For every nine patients who receive bag-mask ventilation during tracheal intubation, one severe hypoxemia case is avoided.
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Statin adherence lower in women, minorities
Women and minorities are significantly less adherent to statin medication, which is linked with an increased risk of hospitalization and death.
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Tranexamic acid shows improvements in heavy menstrual bleeding
Adolescents girls with heavy menstrual bleeding show significant improvements in quality of life with tranexamic acid.
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Preoperative acetaminophen does not improve prolapse surgery pain
Women given preop intravenous acetaminophen before pelvic organ prolapse surgery show no improvements in pain, compared with those given placebo...
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Roux-en-Y achieves diabetes remission in majority of patients
About three-quarters of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus achieve remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.