Men's Health
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FDA approves pasireotide for Cushing's, with postmarketing safety studies
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Study connects aspirin 'resistance' to enteric coating
Major Finding: "Resistance" to a 325-mg dose of enteric-coated aspirin was as high as 49%, compared with 0% after the same patients took immediate...
What Matters
Coffee, caffeine, and glucose tolerance
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Beta-blockers had no impact on CKD mortality
Major Finding: Beta-blocker use was not associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted HR of 1.14; P = .07) in patients with...
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FDA approves abiraterone use ahead of prostate cancer chemotherapy
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Bariatric surgery cut vascular events in diabetes
Major Finding: Bariatric surgery was linked to a 64% decrease in macro- and microvascular events compared with no surgery in obese type 2 diabetes...
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Rate of visual impairment up 21%; diabetes is likely culprit
Major Finding: The prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment in the general U.S. adult population rose from 1.4% in 1999-2002 to 1.7% in 2005-...
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Medicare policy change led to higher drug spending
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Longer antibiotics don't lessen men's UTI recurrence rate
Major Finding: The rates of early and late UTI recurrences were not lower for patients who received longer (more than 7 days) courses of...
Applied Evidence
Gynecomastia: When is treatment indicated?
This algorithmic approach can simplify your clinical evaluation and help you decide whether intervention or watchful waiting is appropriate.
Photo Rounds
Erythematous penile lesion
Previous efforts to diagnose the cause of this patient’s rash had been unsuccessful. A biopsy confirmed our suspicions.