The Journal of family practice
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Is pain a natural part of aging? Does "toughing it out" make pain more tolerable? Read on to see what the evidence really says regarding 4 common misconceptions about pain and aging.
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Review
Clinical inquiry: which treatments relieve painful muscle spasms from a black widow spider bite?
Opioids relieve pain and benzodiazepines ease muscle spasms in most patients with latrodectism-widespread, sustained spasms-resulting from envenomation by a black widow spider.
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Rather than extend oral anticoagulation therapy for patients at high risk for recurrence of venous thromboembolism, advise them to take an aspirin a day.
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Helping patients stop-or reduce-their use of benzodiazepines need not take long. In some cases, all it takes is a carefully crafted letter.
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Previous evidence rejected the need for antibiotics to treat acute rhinosinusitis, unless the symptoms were severe. A new study finds little reason to prescribe them even then.