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CDC: Too Few Taking Needed Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
Only half who should are using medications to help prevent cardiovascular disease
Guidelines Promote Awareness, Use of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Policy statement issued to enhance implementation, use, and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation
Cardiovascular Trial Sponsorship Significantly Impacts Findings
Favorable outcomes seven times more likely in industry- versus NIH-sponsored trials
Excess Relative Risk of Repeat CT Scans Can Be Quantified
Recent publication demonstrates that very low doses repeated over time as harmful as acute exposure
Higher TENS Dose May Ease Low Back Pain in Older Adults
Older adults achieve similar results to younger adults with higher TENS amplitude
Antidepressants Don’t Adversely Affect Tamoxifen Efficacy
No greater risk of breast cancer recurrence seen
Low-Risk Prostate CA Patients May Not Be Monitored Properly
Many men who chose 'watchful waiting' were not followed as recommended
Metformin Linked to Beneficial Changes in Gut Bacteria
Drug tied to increased bacteria which produce health-promoting short-chain fatty acids
Poor PCI Outcomes Up for Very Old With STEMI
However, successful percutaneous coronary intervention benefits all age groups
IV Bisphosphonate Tx Linked to Drop in Bone Turnover in DMD
Need for therapies with less bone turnover suppression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
