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Testosterone therapy doesn't appear to increase the risk of venous thromboembolism

No Link Found Between Testosterone Therapy and VTE

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Finding based on data from more than 30,000 American men, 40 and older
Use of glitazones may help protect against Parkinson's disease

Glitazone Usage Tied to Lower Risk for Parkinson’s Disease

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Lower risk of Parkinson's seen only with current use of glitazone
Combination treatments show promise for HIV and hepatitis C virus coinfection

Combo Treatments Promising for HIV-HCV Coinfection

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Sustained virologic response for ledipasvir and sofosbuvir; and for daclatasvir and sofosbuvir
Short sleep duration (less than seven hours) is associated with increased likelihood of metabolic syndrome

Short Sleep Duration Ups Odds of Metabolic Syndrome

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Dose-response association, with 1.5-fold increase among those sleeping less than five hours
The divide between outpatient and inpatient medicine seems to be growing

Care Transitions Increasingly Important for Outpatient Doctors

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Primary care physicians have important role in preventing transition gaps for hospitalized patients
A major change in Papanicolaou test guidelines introduced in 2009 may have had an unintended consequence: Some young women are missing out on screening for chlamydia

2009 Pap Guidelines Linked to Drop in Chlamydia Testing

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Screening of young women dropped significantly at one university health center
A French teen born with HIV has the disease under control even though she stopped treatment 12 years ago

Teen’s HIV Under Control 12 Years After Stopping Drug Tx

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Girl is in remission of infection but she is still infected, not cured
Despite smaller

Pioglitazone Not Significantly Associated With Bladder Cancer

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But research reveals association with pancreatic, prostate cancer
Over five years

Computerized System Almost Completely Cuts Medical Errors

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Most errors eliminated five years after CPOE implementation; no new types of errors detected
Many health care workers do not remove personal protective equipment correctly

Inadequate Adherence for Proper Removal of Protective Gear

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Forty-three percent of health care workers remove personal protective equipment in incorrect order