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Vitamin D supplementation for fracture prevention? A definitive verdict

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 admin 41 Views 0 Comments Fracture, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D

N Engl J Med 2022 July 28; 387:299-309     DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2202106 LINK Over a third over 60 years of age in

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EBM Neurology Primary Care Psychiatry SLIDER 

Anticholinergic drugs and dementia: time for transparency in the face of uncertainty

July 28, 2022July 29, 2022 admin 51 Views 0 Comments Anticholinergic drugs, dementia, Old adults

Anticholinergic drugs which act on the cholinergic pathways are commonly used in clinical practice for management of conditions affecting old

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Cardiovascular EBM Primary Care SLIDER 

CVD risk estimation: Should you get a coronary artery calcium score (CACS)?

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 admin 39 Views 0 Comments coronary artery calcium score (CACS), CVD risk

More than a decade doctors have been using CVD risk predication tools to lower cardiovascular diseases. The tools use traditional

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Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children: RCT for dose & duration of Amoxycillin

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 admin 158 Views 4 Comments children, community acquired pneumonia

Effect of Amoxicillin Dose and Treatment Duration on the Need for Antibiotic Re-treatment in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The CAP-IT

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Aspirin in primary prevention of CVD: The rapidly changing evidence

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 admin 1 Views 0 Comments Aspirin, cardiovascular disease, primary prevention, USPSTF

Aspirin in primary prevention of CVD: The rapidly changing evidence Aspirin (acetyl salicylic acid) used since 1853, is one of

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Rotator cuff disorders: What matters in the long run?

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 admin 361 Views 0 Comments best practice advice, corticosteroid injection, Progressive exercise, Rotator cuff disorders

Progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of patients with rotator cuff

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Ibuprofen for acute pain relief in the emergency department

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 admin 3 Views 0 Comments

In adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute pain, a single dose of ibuprofen 400 mg provides equal

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Screening for Ovarian Cancer with CA 125 and Ultrasound Algorithm Does Not Reduce Mortality

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 admin 274 Views 0 Comments CA 125, Ovarian Cancer, Ultrasound

Clinical QuestionDoes screening for ovarian cancer using an algorithm that customizes interpretation and follow-up of cancer antigen (CA) 125 testing

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Is high-dose amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin) in adults with acute sinusitis

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 admin 1 Views 0 Comments acute sinusitis, amoxicillin/clavulanate, Augmentin

Answer: High-Dose Amoxicillin/Clavulanate No Better than Standard Dose for Acute Sinusitis in Adults LINK – JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(3):e212713.2021 Bottom

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Enriched formula milks and academic performance in later childhood

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 admin 250 Views 0 Comments academic performance in later childhood, iron supplementation, long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), nutritionally modified infant formula

Effect of nutritionally modified infant formula on academic performance: linkage of seven dormant randomised controlled trials to national education dataAdded

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