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Cognitive behavioral therapy vs zopiclone for treatment of chronic primary insomnia in older adults: a randomized controlled trial. |
Sivertsen B, Omvik S, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B, Havik OE, Kvale G, Nielsen GH, Nordhus IH |
RCT of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs. Zopiclone for Insomnia Background: Insomnia is a common complaint associated with reduced quality of life, affective disorders, and increased health service ut... |
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Therapeutic effect of topical gamma-linolenic acid on refractory uremic pruritus. |
Chen YC, Chiu WT, Wu MS |
Topical Gamma-Linoleic Acid for Uremic Pruritus Background: Uremic pruritus affects up to 80% of dialysis patients. Currently available interventions have not produced consistent benefit. Gamma-linol... |
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A meta-analysis of the association between adherence to drug therapy and mortality. |
Simpson SH, Eurich DT, Majumdar SR, Padwal RS, Tsuyuki RT, Varney J, Johnson JA |
Association Between Adherence to Drug Therapy and Mortality Background: What is the association between adherence to drug therapy and mortality? Design and Participants: A literature search de... |
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Secular trends in deaths from cardiovascular diseases: a 25-year community study. |
Gerber Y, Jacobsen SJ, Frye RL, Weston SA, Killian JM, Roger VL |
Secular Trends in Deaths from Cardiovascular Diseases Background: While there has been a recent decline in overall age-adjusted mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD), it is not known whether th... |
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Morphine, oxycodone, methadone and its enantiomers in different models of nociception in the rat. |
Lemberg K, Kontinen VK, Viljakka K, Kylanlahti I, Yli-Kauhaluoma J, Kalso E |
Morphine, Oxycodone, Methadone, and its Enantiomers in Rat Nociception Background: The most commonly used strong opioids are all μ-opioid receptor agonists but they have different structures and m... |
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Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a meta-analysis of effectiveness and side effects. |
Furlan AD, Sandoval JA, Mailis-Gagnon A, Tunks E |
Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain Background: Chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) includes chronic nociceptive and neuropathic pain. While the use of opioids is well-established for both surgical and canc... |
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