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AAGL 2015: Get social with us!
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Resistant gonorrhea rates high in China, raise concerns in U.S.
Recent sky high ceftriaxone resistance rates documented in gonococcal isolates in China bode ill for the current first-line treatment regimen in...
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AHA: Candesartan protects against cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients in PRADA
Candesartan prevents early decrease in LVEF during breast cancer adjuvant therapy.
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Denosumab better at building bone than zoledronic acid
Denosumab appears to be preferable to zoledronic acid when transitioning from oral bisphosphonates in previously treated postmenopausal women.
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VIDEO: How to handle pregnancy and breast feeding in rheumatoid arthritis
The management of rheumatoid arthritis in pregnancy is evolving, with new thinking on the use of medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding....
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VIDEO: Study shows how to stand up to the ‘sitting disease’
Taking 3-minute breaks to get up from the desk to walk or do simple resistance activities every half hour led to impressive drops in blood...
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ASTRO: Metformin use during radiotherapy associated with better gynecologic cancer outcomes
Key clinical point: Metformin could improve responses to radiation therapy but data are hypothesis generating at this stage. Major finding:...
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LT4 therapy for SCH may improve pregnancy outcomes
Levothyroxine therapy during pregnancy in women with subclinical hypothyroidism was associated with a decrease in low birth weight and low Apgar...
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Pain a common cause of revisits after same-day surgery
Inadequate pain control accounted for one-third of postop ED visits and readmissions in a study of same-day surgery patients.
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AHA: Homemade meals cut type 2 diabetes risk by 13%
Key clinical point: Eating more home-prepared lunches and dinners is associated in dose-dependent fashion with lower risk of developing type 2...
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VIDEO: SPRINT resets many patients’ hypertension treatment target
Results from the SPRINT trial provide evidence for a lower blood pressure target for many patients but don’t address who is hypertensive.