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Network meta-analysis

Network Meta-Analysis Recommends Prostaglandins for Glaucoma

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Highest-ranking class for reducing intraocular pressure was prostaglandins for 1999, 2004, 2009
Two- and four-hour mixed-meal tolerance tests vary for C-peptide responses in type 1 diabetes

Mixed-Meal Tolerance Tests Vary for C-Peptide Response in T1DM

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Variation in the percent of the total four-hour C-peptide AUC captured in first two hours
Donor Epstein-Barr virus serostatus influences incidence of graft-versus-host disease in patients with acute leukemia undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation

Donor Epstein-Barr Serostatus Influences GVHD After Allo-HSCT

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Higher risk of acute and chronic GVHD for patients receiving grafts from seropositive donors
More than one-third of advanced melanoma patients were still alive five years after starting therapy with nivolumab (Opdivo)

AACR: Nivolumab Appears to Up Survival in Advanced Melanoma

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One-third of study participants lived five years or more after starting treatment
A case of postoperative acute gouty arthritis following laparoscopic cholecystectomy with umbilical hernioplasty

Post-Op Gouty Arthritis Described in Patient Taking Thiazide

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Case of postoperative acute gouty arthritis documented, secondary to hydrochlorothiazide use
The prevalence of urinary tract malignancy is low among postmenopausal women evaluated for asymptomatic microscopic hematuria

Suboptimal Guideline Adherence for Hematuria After Menopause

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Low rate of urinary tract malignancy for women evaluated for asymptomatic microscopic hematuria
Many heart patients undergo carotid imaging for uncertain or inappropriate reasons

Physicians May Be Ordering Carotid Imaging Too Often

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Uncertain results can prompt surgery that may be unnecessary and risky
Applying 30 SPF sunscreen to mice before they were exposed to ultraviolet-B radiation delayed the development of melanoma

AACR: SPF 30 Delays Melanoma in Preclinical Model

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Study results suggest scientists can use mice to find better ways to prevent melanoma in humans
A moderate or intense exercise regimen may improve a man's odds of surviving prostate cancer

AACR: Regular Pre-Diagnosis Exercise Ups Prostate CA Survival

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Researchers found that men who exercised the most had the best outcomes
Provocative discography

Provocative Discography May Up Risk of Clinical Disc Problems

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More lumbar surgeries in patients undergoing discography, and more medical visits, work loss, pain