Annals of internal medicine
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Editorial Comment
Enough is enough: Stop wasting money on vitamin and mineral supplements.
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) prediction models have unclear clinical utility given the absence of AF prevention therapies and the immutability of many risk factors. Premature atrial contractions (PACs) play a critical role in AF pathogenesis and may be modifiable. ⋯ American Heart Association, Joseph Drown Foundation, and National Institutes of Health.
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Introduction of a universal varicella vaccine program for U.S. children in 1996 sparked concern that less-frequent exposure to varicella would decrease external boosting of immunity to varicella zoster virus and thereby increase incidence of herpes zoster (HZ). ⋯ None.