Annals of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Effects of a Mediterranean-style diet on the need for antihyperglycemic drug therapy in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial.
Low-carbohydrate and low-fat calorie-restricted diets are recommended for weight loss in overweight and obese people with type 2 diabetes. ⋯ Second University of Naples.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Positron emission tomography in staging early lung cancer: a randomized trial.
Among patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), preoperative imaging tests are important in defining surgical candidates. ⋯ Preoperative staging with PET-CT and cranial imaging identifies more patients with mediastinal and extrathoracic disease than conventional staging, thereby sparing more patients from stage-inappropriate surgery, but the strategy also incorrectly upstaged disease in more patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparison of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F versus sulfasalazine in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized trial.
Extracts of the medicinal plant Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) have been used in China for centuries to treat a spectrum of inflammatory diseases. ⋯ In patients who continued treatment for 24 weeks and could also use stable oral prednisone and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, attainment of the ACR 20 response criteria was significantly greater with TwHF extract than with sulfasalazine.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Internet-based self-management plus education compared with usual care in asthma: a randomized trial.
The Internet may support patient self-management of chronic conditions, such as asthma. ⋯ Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, ZonMw, and Netherlands Asthma Foundation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of calcium supplementation on body weight and adiposity in overweight and obese adults: a randomized trial.
Some data suggest that increasing calcium intake may help prevent weight gain. ⋯ Dietary supplementation with elemental calcium, 1500 mg/d, for 2 years had no statistically or clinically significant effects on weight in overweight and obese adults. Calcium supplementation is unlikely to have clinically significant efficacy as a preventive measure against weight gain in such patients.