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Significant improvements in adherence, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol with polypill
Major finding: A four-drug polypill significantly improves adherence, and reduces blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in patients with existing...
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VIDEO: Low FODMAP diet reduced kids’ IBS pain
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Antimicrobial prophylaxis halves UTI risk in pediatric vesicoureteral reflux
Major finding: Over 2 years, 13% of children with vesicoureteral reflux who received antimicrobial prophylaxis developed a recurrent febrile or...
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VIDEO – National effort to reduce maternal deaths and morbidities gains traction
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VIDEO: Cervical length at 16-22 weeks predicts preterm birth
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Salt targets could reduce cardiovascular disease burden and health expenditures
Major finding: South African salt targets of less than 5 g/day could reduce cardiovascular mortality by 11% and significantly decrease out-of-...
Podcasts
AUDIO: CBT better for comorbid depression, anxiety in migraine
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Bariatric surgery improved liver histopathology in NAFLD
Key clinical point: Bariatric surgery should be considered one of the treatments for NAFLD in patients with severe obesity.Major finding: Advanced...
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Laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopic polypectomy means shorter hospital stays
Major finding: Compared with those undergoing laparoscopic hemicolectomy, patients whose right-colon polyps are removed by laparoscopic-assisted...
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NAFLD mortality higher in normal weight patients
Major finding: Among 483 patients with liver biopsies before 2005, 9 of the 32 (28%) lean patients died, compared with 62 of the 451 (14%) who...
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Simple screening tool improves headache management in primary care
Key clinical point: Use of a headache screening tool in a primary care setting can reduce the number of incorrect diagnoses and inappropriate...