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For patients with a first demyelinating event (clinically isolated syndrome)

Risk of Conversion to Multiple Sclerosis Down With Minocycline

Treatment with minocycline reduces conversion to MS over six months after first demyelinating event
A quadriceps isometric contraction exercise method is effective for relieving pain in knee osteoarthritis

Quadriceps Exercise Relieves Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

Quadriceps isometric contraction exercise method effective for pain relief, knee joint function
β-blocker use is not associated with reduced mortality after acute myocardial infarction without heart failure or left ventricular systolic dysfunction

β-Blocker Use Not Linked to Reduced Mortality After AMI

No significant difference in mortality for MI patients without HF, LVSD with, without β-blocker use
Most hematologic oncologists agree that hospice care is helpful for patients with hematologic cancers

Concerns Limit Hospice Use for Hematologic Oncologists

Almost half of respondents felt that home hospice was inadequate for their patients' needs
Low albumin levels at the start of renal replacement therapy are independently associated with mortality during one-year follow-up

Low Albumin Predicts Mortality in Renal Replacement Therapy

Low albumin level is only variable independently associated with mortality during one-year follow-up
Acute intra-arterial treatment seems to be as effective for patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial proximal occlusion with

Intra-Arterial Treatment Effective With Extracranial Carotid Disease

IAT seems to be at least as effective for patients with acute ischemic stroke, with versus without ECD
Certain plasma microRNAs are differentially regulated in allergic asthma and correlate with clinical characteristics

MicroRNA Biomarker Signature Identified for Allergic Asthma

Biomarker signature with seven miRNAs identified in training cohort of 20 asthma patients, nine controls

May 2017 Briefing – Pharmacy

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pharmacy for May 2017. This roundup includes the latest...

May 2017 Briefing – Pain Management

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for May 2017. This roundup includes the...

May 2017 Briefing – Geriatrics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for May 2017. This roundup includes the latest...