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Harness the ‘placebo’ in late-life depression
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LDL particle number advantageous in managing cardiovascular risk
Major finding: The 3-year incidence of coronary heart disease events or stroke was 14.6% in high-risk patients managed to an LDL particle number...
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CGRP-targeted migraine prevention drugs succeed in phase II
Key clinical point: These investigational drugs may be an improvement over currently available migraine prevention drugs in terms of side effects...
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Don’t discount suicide attempts in borderline patients
Major finding: Following suicide attempts, patients with borderline personality features scored a mean of 14.51 points and nonborderline patients...
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Key points in managing late-life anxiety
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Asymptomatic stenosis could cause cognitive impairment
Major finding: Patients with a stenosis of 50% or more performed significantly worse on cognitive tests than did those without stenosis but with...
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Bivalirudin called safe and effective in HIT
Major finding: In a large series of patients who received bivalirudin for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, there were no amputations, a 4.6% rate...
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A fib–associated stroke jumped 42% in 2000s
Major finding: During 2003-2010, annual stroke hospitalizations in U.S. atrial fibrillation patients rose from 71,000 to 101,000, a 42% increase....
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All-oral, triple-acting HCV regimen cures more than 90% of cirrhotic cases
Major finding: Sustained virologic responses 12 weeks after treatment was stopped were 91.8% and 96.1%, respectively, with a 12-week and a 24-week...
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Elderly suicide prevention: Focus on housing transition
Major finding: Nursing homes where a suicide occurred scored significantly better on measures of health quality and staff ratings than facilities...