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Political Views May Influence Doctors’ Advice, Decisions
Voting issues may affect guidance on abortion, guns, marijuana
Botox, InterStim Compared in Female Urinary Incontinence
Compared with sacral neuromodulation, onabotulinumtoxinA resulted in a small improvement
Long-Term Pigmentation With Minocycline in Sclerotherapy
44-year-old male with systemic sclerosis showed symptoms after minocycline treatment of rosacea
Higher Bleeding Risk Seen With Rivaroxaban Versus Dabigatran
Increase in risk of intracranial hemorrhage, major GI bleeding in a-fib patients taking rivaroxaban
Researchers Question Value of Web-Based Test for Prediabetes
Assessment finds eight in 10 Americans over 60 at risk -- a conclusion questioned by researchers
Statins Reduce Risk of Mortality in Multiple Myeloma
Reduced risk of both all-cause and multiple myeloma-specific mortality in cohort of veterans
Medication Adherence Stressful for Psoriasis Patients
When clinicians do not address patients' difficulties, it can increase their emotional distress
CT Colonography May Be Useful for Aneurysm Detection
Computed tomography colonography diagnoses nearly one in five small aneurysm patients
2 mg/kg/day Azathioprine Best for Crohn’s in Chinese Patients
Significantly higher complete remission rate and response rate with 2 mg/kg/day than 1 mg/kg/day
Increased Total, CVD Mortality in Young Adults With T1DM
Incident rate ratio for hospitalized CVD about 8; revascularization accounts for much of increased risk
