Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases Non communicable diseases (NCD) have been our main interest for more than a decade. Even
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Statins in primary prevention of CVD: important but controversial
Statins are important medications that have strong evidence of reducing atherosclerotic CV disease (ASCVD) in patients who have already had
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Can vitamin D protect against covid-19?
The status of vitamin D in Covid has been changing frequently during the past year and especially the past few
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Covid-19 Medications in Ambulatory Care
There has been important drug treatment recommendations for patients in primary ambulatory care that has been classified as ‘Non-severe’. Furthermore,
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Vitamin D supplementation for fracture prevention? A definitive verdict
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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Anticholinergic drugs and dementia: time for transparency in the face of uncertainty
Anticholinergic drugs which act on the cholinergic pathways are commonly used in clinical practice for management of conditions affecting old
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CVD risk estimation: Should you get a coronary artery calcium score (CACS)?
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
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
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?
Progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of patients with rotator cuff
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