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Oral iron supplementation doesn't improve the exercise capacity of iron-deficient patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction

Iron Rx Doesn’t Improve Exercise Capacity in Iron-Deficient HFrEF

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Findings for high-dose iron supplementation in heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
Regular use of corticosteroid injections for degenerative knee disease is ineffective and may even result in cartilage loss

No Evidence Steroids Benefit Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

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Noticeable cartilage loss detected in patients treated with injections over two years, researchers say
Anticoagulants are often prescribed to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation

Anticoagulation May Help Prevent Dementia in A-Fib Patients

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Even patients with a low risk of stroke could benefit, researchers say
Hearing loss is linked to several factors associated with menopause

HRT May Increase Risk of Postmenopausal Hearing Loss

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Older age at menopause also appears to increase the risk
Flibanserin (Addyi) may improve some measures of sexual dysfunction in premenopausal women

AUA: Flibanserin Shows Promise for Sexual Dysfunction in Females

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Patients noted improvements in desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain
Long-term quinine exposure is associated with increased mortality

Quinine Exposure Linked to All-Cause Mortality

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Increased risk of death more pronounced among those younger than 50 years regardless of indication
Multidisciplinary collaborative care with pharmacist follow-up is beneficial for Asian patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes

Pharmacist-Involved Collaborative Care Benefits T2DM

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Mean reduction of HbA1c in intervention arm with multidisciplinary care and pharmacist follow-up
A considerable proportion of elderly patients with a nonbacterial acute upper respiratory tract infection are prescribed antibiotics

Many Seniors With Nonbacterial Acute URI Prescribed Antibiotics

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46 percent of patients received antibiotic prescription; 69.9 percent for broad-spectrum agents
The dopamine receptor antagonist domperidone

Warning Against Domperidone Use for Lactating Women

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Limited evidence for effectiveness, but considerable information on cardiac risks of domperidone
An experimental nasal spray

Novel Nasal Spray Successfully Treats Paroxysmal SVT

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First nasal spray therapy successful in treating paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia