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Using stents rather than medication alone to keep narrowed arteries open in the brain may actually increase patients' risk of stroke

Meds Not Stents in Patients With Intracranial Arterial Stenosis

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Use of medical therapy appears safer for narrowed brain arteries, researchers say
Plasma α-tocopherol disappearance rates depend on lipid concentrations

α-Tocopherol Disappearance Depends on Lipids

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No age- or sex-related variation in fractional disappearance rates, α-tocopherol absorbed
Hormone therapy is associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality in women treated with statins

Hormone Therapy Not Detrimental to Women on Statins

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Hormone therapy use actually associated with reduced risk of all-cause mortality
Healthy young women taking spironolactone for acne have no increased rate of hyperkalemia

AAD: Low Rate of Hyperkalemia With Spironolactone Use

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Rate in women taking spironolactone comparable to baseline rate among healthy young women
For patients with psoriasis

AAD: Herpes Zoster Incidence Up With Combo Tx for Psoriasis

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Physicians may need to consider offering a herpes zoster preventive vaccine to patients
The prodrug valacyclovir reduces viral load in HIV-1 infected herpes simplex virus-2-seronegative patients

Valacyclovir Cuts Viral Load in HIV-1+/HSV-2 Seronegative

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Prodrug valacyclovir active in HIV-1 infected patients who are HSV-2 seronegative
Efforts are underway to offer technological solutions to the burdens associated with prior authorizations

Electronic Solutions Underway for Rx Prior Authorizations

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Two technology companies offering solutions that embed electronic PA in e-prescribing process
There is a lack of agreement among clinicians about who is responsible for specific roles in the medication reconciliation process

Lack of Agreement for Meds Reconciliation Responsibilities

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Lack of agreement among clinicians about specific roles and responsibilities in the process
Modern insulin pump technologies could be further improved by adopting a more rigorous

Joint European, U.S. Statement Issued on Insulin Pump Safety

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Regulators should require more from manufacturing companies; more data needed on long-term use

American College of Cardiology, March 14-16

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The American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session & Expo The annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology was held from...