Annals of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Acupuncture in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis: a randomized trial.
Chinese translation ⋯ Acupuncture led to statistically significant improvements in disease-specific quality of life and antihistamine use measures after 8 weeks of treatment compared with sham acupuncture and with RM alone, but the improvements may not be clinically significant.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Adalimumab for the treatment of moderate to severe Hidradenitis suppurativa: a parallel randomized trial.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, painful skin disease characterized by abscesses, nodules, and draining fistulas in the axilla and groin of young adults. ⋯ Abbott Laboratories.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Rilonacept for colchicine-resistant or -intolerant familial Mediterranean fever: a randomized trial.
Currently, there is no proven alternative therapy for patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) that is resistant to or intolerant of colchicine. Interleukin-1 is a key proinflammatory cytokine in FMF. ⋯ U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Orphan Products Development.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effect of a pharmacist intervention on clinically important medication errors after hospital discharge: a randomized trial.
Clinically important medication errors are common after hospital discharge. They include preventable or ameliorable adverse drug events (ADEs), as well as medication discrepancies or nonadherence with high potential for future harm (potential ADEs). ⋯ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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Multicenter Study
Prediction of heart failure mortality in emergent care: a cohort study.
Heart failure contributes to millions of emergency department (ED) visits, but hospitalization-versus-discharge decisions are often not accompanied by prognostic risk quantification. ⋯ Canadian Institutes of Health Research.