Annals of internal medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
Associations of Testosterone and Related Hormones With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Men : Individual Participant Data Meta-analyses.
Whether circulating sex hormones modulate mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in aging men is controversial. ⋯ Medical Research Future Fund, Government of Western Australia, and Lawley Pharmaceuticals. (PROSPERO: CRD42019139668).
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
In transfusion-dependent, angiodysplasia-related anemia, adding octreotide to usual care reduced transfusions at 1 y.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Efficacy of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men : A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Observational studies suggest that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) may lower HIV risk among men who have sex with men (MSM). A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is needed to confirm this. ⋯ The National Science and Technology Major Project of China.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy and Endoscopy for the Treatment of Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis : A Sham-Controlled, Randomized Trial.
No randomized controlled trials have substantiated endoscopic decompression of the pancreatic duct in patients with painful chronic pancreatitis. ⋯ Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and Aalborg University Hospital.