BMJ : British medical journal
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To explore the relation between spiritual beliefs and resolution of bereavement. ⋯ People who profess stronger spiritual beliefs seem to resolve their grief more rapidly and completely after the death of a close person than do people with no spiritual beliefs.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Randomised double blind trial of etoricoxib and indometacin in treatment of acute gouty arthritis.
To assess the safety and efficacy of etoricoxib, a selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor, in comparison with indometacin in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. ⋯ Etoricoxib 120 mg once daily provides rapid and effective treatment for acute gouty arthritis comparable to indometacin 50 mg three times daily. Etoricoxib was generally safe and well tolerated in this study.
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To describe the early psychiatric and neurological features of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. ⋯ Although the diagnosis of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease may be impossible in the early stages of the illness, particular combinations of psychiatric and neurological features may allow early diagnosis in an appreciable proportion of patients.