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Retirement May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Retirement may be hazardous to your health.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Regional Anesthesia, Compression, and Aspirin Is the Safest Form of Prophylaxis for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Regional anesthesia, compression, and aspirin is the safest form of prophylaxis for hip and knee arthroplasty.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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MRI Is the New Gold Standard for Excluding Cervical Spine Injury in Patients With Blunt Trauma
MRI is the new gold standard for conclusively excluding cervical spine injury in patients with blunt trauma.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
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Recovery PVCs During Treadmill Testing Tied to Heart Disease
George D. Lundberg, MD, explains that PVCs do matter.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
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Physical Exercise for Chronic Neck Pain
Can specific neck muscle strength training alleviate chronic neck muscle pain?
Journal Article, April 2008
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Placebo As Good as Paroxetine for Treating Acute Moderate-to-Severe Major Depression
Paroxetine is not better than placebo in therapeutic effectiveness and acceptability in treating acute major depression.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
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Partial Hepatic Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Can Prolong Life
The "Basingstoke Predictive Index" can now be used to risk-stratify patients and guide evidence-based use of hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer.
Expert Viewpoint, March 2008
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Aspirin Helps Prevent Recurring Colorectal Adenomas -- Folic Acid Does Not
Aspirin helps to prevent the development of advanced colorectal adenomas; folate does not.
Expert Viewpoint, March 2008
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Rapid Injections Trump Slow for Minimizing Injection Pain
Rapid vs slow needle insertion: What's better?
Expert Viewpoint, March 2008
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How to Improve Patient Compliance in Dyslipidemia Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. George Lundberg discusses whether system-initiated patient alerts or patient-initiated requests for support or no intervention made a difference in screening and intervention.
Expert Viewpoint, March 2008
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Does Calcium Supplementation, with or without Vitamin D, Reduce Bone Loss and Fractures in Older Adults?
Does calcium supplementation, with or without vitamin D, reduce bone loss and fractures in older adults?
Expert Viewpoint, February 2008
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Fat Reduction by Topical Waist Applications May Actually Work
George D. Lundberg, MD, notes an exciting result about fat reduction by topical waist applications. It may be worthy of further study.
Expert Viewpoint, February 2008
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What Is the Best Way to Treat and Rehabilitate a Ruptured Achilles Tendon?
What is the best way to treat and rehabilitate a ruptured Achilles tendon?
Expert Viewpoint, February 2008
