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Nifedipine Not Superior to Placebo for Chronic Chilblains
No significant improvements in mean visual analogue scale scores on complaints, disability
Recommending Oral Probiotics Doesn’t Cut Antibiotic Use
Advice to take probiotics has no effect for patients with asthma in U.K. primary care setting
Early Rx With Losartan Doesn’t Slow Kidney Disease Progression
Findings in American-Indians with type 2 diabetes and urine albumin/creatinine ratio <300 mg/g
Anticoagulation Cuts TEC Rate in Adults After Fontan Surgery
Reduction in thrombotic, embolic complication rate among adults with atrial arrhythmia after Fontan
CDC: Many U.S. Adults Over 50 Do Not Exercise Regularly
Inactivity boosts risk for falls, broken bones, serious disease, and early death, CDC warns
Early-Onset Menopause Tied to Increased CVD Events, Mortality
But no apparent association with stroke risk
Hearing Aids Underused by the ‘Older Old’
Rate of hearing loss during the 10th decade of life significantly up compared with 9th decade
Immunosuppressant-Free Retinal Stem Cell Transplant Feasible
Reprogrammed monkey stem cells successfully transplanted into the eyes of other monkeys
Long Daytime Naps May Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Shorter naps did not appear to have any effect on diabetes risk
Experimental Zoster Vaccine Effective in Adults Aged 70+
Found to protect 89.8 percent of adults age 70 and up
