OBJECTIVE:
To analyze injuries that were directly associated with yoga practice and identify specific poses that should be avoided in patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis.
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with injuries...
Poorly managed working practices, including poor provision of education to artificial stonecutters, has led to what has been called an epidemic of silicosis. Tony Kirby reports.
On Feb 21, 2019, Australia's national news network ABC reported the results of an audit of the stonecutting...
BACKGROUND
The most appropriate targets for systolic blood pressure to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among persons without diabetes remain uncertain.
METHODS
We randomly assigned 9361 persons with a systolic blood pressure of 130 mm Hg or higher and an...
BACKGROUND
E-cigarettes are commonly used in attempts to stop smoking, but evidence is limited regarding their effectiveness as compared with that of nicotine products approved as smoking-cessation treatments.
METHODS
We randomly assigned adults attending U.K. National...
Porphyromonas gingivalis, the keystone pathogen in chronic periodontitis, was identified in the brain of Alzheimer’s disease patients. Toxic proteases from the bacterium called gingipains were also identified in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients, and levels correlated with tau and...
Videos from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute on the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
BACKGROUND::
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections have been proposed as a new conservative option for knee degeneration to provide symptomatic relief and delay surgical intervention. Although the current literature provides some evidence on the benefits of this technique compared with...
BACKGROUND
Radical prostatectomy reduces mortality among men with clinically detected localized prostate cancer, but evidence from randomized trials with long-term follow-up is sparse.
METHODS
We randomly assigned 695 men with localized prostate cancer to watchful waiting or...
Importance Limited evidence is available regarding long-term outcomes of opioids compared with nonopioid medications for chronic pain.
Objective To compare opioid vs nonopioid medications over 12 months on pain-related function, pain intensity, and...
OBJECTIVE:
Project TrEAT (Trial for Early Alcohol Treatment) was designed to test the efficacy of brief physician advice in reducing alcohol use and health care utilization in problem drinkers.
DESIGN:
Randomized controlled clinical trial with 12-month follow-up.
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