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Don’t miss these features of dermatomyositis
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Eccentric exercise tamed elevated liver enzymes
Major finding: An exercise regimen of regular downhill walking for 8 weeks lowered serum alanine aminotransferase levels in overweight and obese...
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Basal cell cancer incidence higher than previously reported
Major finding: The incidence of basal cell carcinoma in northern California rose by about 13% from 1998 through 2012.Data source: Registry of...
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Buccal acyclovir delays recurrence of herpes labialis
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NSAID use linked to reduced risk for second nonmelanoma skin cancer
Key clinical point: NSAID use is associated with a lower risk of a second nonmelanoma skin cancer in white women.Major finding: In women with a...
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Apremilast appears to have multiple, lasting benefits in psoriatic arthritis
Key clinical point: Apremilast maintained its efficacy and safety profile through 1 year of treatment.Major finding: At 52 weeks, 55%-63% of...
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Six factors predict 1-year survival after TAVR
Key clinical point: One-year outcome data from almost 6,000 U.S.
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PEARL-II: Oral ‘3D’ regimen effective in hepatitis C with prior treatment failure
Major finding: Noncirrhotic patients with hepatitis C genotype 1b disease who had failed previous pegylated interferon–based therapy had a 100%...
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Oral PPI therapy gets nod following bleeding ulcer repair
Major finding: Oral proton pump inhibitor therapy can safely and effectively replace the guideline-recommended standard regimen consisting of a...
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Know the urban myths that compromise allergy care
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Think ‘celiac disease’ in patients requiring high-dose levothyroxine
Major finding: Five percent of hypothyroid patients who needed 125 mcg or more of levothyroxine daily in order to remain euthyroid proved to have...