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Azithromycin cardiovascular risk perhaps in subgroup only
Major finding: Death rates from cardiovascular causes were 1.1/1,000 person-years with azithromycin and 1.5/1,000 person-years on penicillin V, a...
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Prescription refills may continue after discontinuation
Major finding: Prescriptions that had been electronically discontinued were refilled 1.5% of the time, with potential harm in 12% of cases.Data...
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Cardiac medication errors common after hospitalization
Major finding: After discharge, 0.87 clinically important medication errors occurred per patient in the intervention group, compared with 0.95...
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Vitamin D insufficiency corrected with 800 IU/day
Major finding: Supplementation with 800 IU/day of vitamin D3 corrected vitamin D insufficiency in 98% of postmenopausal white women after 1 year...
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DNA changes predict prostate cancer death
Major finding: Death from prostate cancer was 50 times more likely in patients whose localized tumors contained a loss of the PTEN gene and an...
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Vanity, not fear, drives sunscreen use in teens
Major finding: The days per week of sunscreen use increased from 0.6 to 2.8 after watching a video about skin appearance and from 0.7 to 0.9 after...
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For hypertension, pair CPAP with weight loss
Major finding: Mean systolic blood pressure decreased by 14 mm Hg in the combination group at 24 weeks, compared with 7 mm Hg with weight loss...
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For hypertension, pair CPAP with weight loss
Major finding: Mean systolic blood pressure decreased by 14 mm Hg in the combination group at 24 weeks, compared with 7 mm Hg with weight loss...
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Women have more complications with ICDs
Major finding: One year after receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, women were 91% more likely to develop a major complication and...
