An update for clinicians on the importance of smoking cessation for the prevention of cardiiovascular events from the Healthy Hearts for OK project.
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Vitamin D to prevent exacerbations of COPD: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised controlled trials
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Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D to prevent COPDexacerbations have yielded conflicting results.Individual participant data meta-analysis could identify factors that explain this variation.
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PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of ...
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Antipsychotics for Children with Hyperactivity or Disruptive Disorders
New evidence can help clinicians, caretakers, and others weigh the benefits and harms of antipsychotic treatment for children and adolescents.
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How Will Treating My Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Affect My Quality of Life?
Early-stage prostate cancer can be treated in different ways. The three main ways are active surveillance, surgery, and radiotherapy. Active surveillance means having your prostate checked every few months to make sure the cancer is not spreading. Surgery would take out the prostate, and...
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CME-Approved Videos: Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Videos from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute on the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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Choosing Wisely - 5 Things Physicians & Patients Should Question
Don’t recommend daily home finger glucose testing in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus not using insulin.
Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is an integral part of patient self-management in maintaining safe and target-driven glucose control in type 1 diabetes...
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Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Prostate Cancer - 29-Year Follow-up
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Radical prostatectomy reduces mortality among men with clinically detected localized prostate cancer, but evidence from randomized trials with long-term follow-up is sparse.
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We randomly assigned 695 men with localized prostate cancer to watchful waiting or...
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Interpretation of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Test (RIDT) Results
A number of factors can influence the results of RIDTs. The accuracy of RIDTs depends largely on the conditions under which they are used.
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Effect of Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain The SPACE Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance Limited evidence is available regarding long-term outcomes of opioids compared with nonopioid medications for chronic pain.
Objective To compare opioid vs nonopioid medications over 12 months on pain-related function, pain intensity, and...
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Influenza Antivirals: Comparison
Table comparing different anti-influenza medications currently available.
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