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1 The impact of coffee on health Maturitas, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Gatekeeping and referrals to cardiologists: General practitioners views on interactive communications Full Text Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Sickness absence, marginality, and medically unexplained physical symptoms: A focus-group study of patients experiences Full Text Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, May 24, 2013    Review Article

4 Effect of a course-based intervention and effect of medical regulation on physicians’ opioid prescribing Full Text Canadian Family Physician, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

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5 Context factors in general practitioner - patient encounters and their impact on assessing communication skills - an exploratory study Full Text BMC Family Practice, May 23, 2013    Review Article

6 Medicines use reviews: a potential resource or lost opportunity for general practice? Full Text BMC Family Practice, May 22, 2013    Review Article

7 What makes up good consultations? a qualitative study of GPs' discourses Full Text BMC Family Practice, May 22, 2013    Review Article

8 Comparisons of multi-morbidity in family practice--issues and biases Family Practice, May 22, 2013    Review Article

9 Improving the quality of telephone-delivered health care: a national quality improvement transformation initiative Family Practice, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

10 The effect of soybean-derived phosphatidylserine on cognitive performance in elderly with subjective memory complaints: a pilot study Full Text Clinical Interventions in Aging, May 21, 2013    Review Article

11 How far is the horizon? From current targets to future drugs in advanced renal cancer World Journal of Urology, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Most Family Physicians Work Routinely With Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, or Certified Nurse Midwives Full Text Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, May 9, 2013    Review Article

13 Investigating the role of the general practitioner in cancer prevention: a mixed methods study Full Text BMC Family Practice, May 8, 2013    Review Article

14 When the group practice breaks up: a qualitative study Full Text BMC Family Practice, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Garlic for peripheral arterial occlusive disease Cochrane Reviews, May 3, 2013    Review Article

16 A phase 3, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study of oral weekly alendronate for the prevention of androgen deprivation bone loss in nonmetastatic prostate cancer: the cancer and osteoporosis research with alendronate and leuprolide (coral) study Full Text European Urology, May 2, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Transcriptional network of androgen receptor in prostate cancer progression International Journal of Urology, May 1, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Feasibility of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation as an adjunct therapy for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Full Text Trials, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Dietary intakes of zinc and copper and cardiovascular risk factors in Tehranian adults: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study Nutrition & Dietetics, April 26, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Long-term effects of low-fat diets either low or high in protein on cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis Full Text Nutrition Journal, April 25, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

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Statins do not increase risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women

In a study headed by researchers at Wayne State University involving 119,726 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative, there were 1099 incident cases of malignant melanoma over an average follow-up of 11.6 y. At the time of enrollment, 7.4% of the participants used statins. The annualized rate of malignant melanoma in the statin users and non-users was 0.09% (HR=1.14). Thus, statin use does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women.
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Simple, safe, effective, low-cost treatment for cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome

A phase III trial conducted at the University of Cagliari showed that either of two regimens were effective in the treatment of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS). Sixty patients were randomized to receive one of the following treatment interventions for 4 months: 1) L-carnitine (4 g/d) + celecoxib (300 mg/d); or 2) L-carnitine + celecoxib + megestrol acetate (320 mg/d). All patients also received polyphenols (300 mg/d), lipoic acid (300 mg/d), carbocysteine (2.7 g/d), and vitamins A, C, and E. Lean body mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and L3 computed tomography) and physical activity (6-min walk test) increased in both groups.
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HPA axis, metabolic impairment, and pediatric obesity

As published in BMC Medicine, elevated ACTH levels are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia, and elevated cortisol levels are associated with hypertension and high LDL-C in obese children and adolescents (n=450).
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1 When to perform bone scan in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer: external validation of a novel risk stratification tool World Journal of Urology, April 12, 2013

2 Long-term effects of low-fat diets either low or high in protein on cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis Nutrition Journal, April 25, 2013    Free full text    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

3 Bacterial prostatitis World Journal of Urology, April 4, 2013

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