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The USDA recommends eating at least 25 g/day of soy protein as part of a low-fat diet to reduce LDL levels.

Although calcium and vitamin D play an important role in treating osteoporosis, they are not adequate by themselves.

With effective agents available, physicians should make osteoporosis treatment a priority, especially for patients at high risk.

Although weight-loss drugs won’t produce miracles, attempts at weight loss are worth the effort.

As people age, GERD becomes more common, more likely to cause complications, and more challenging to diagnose and treat.

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Tricyclic overdose—intentional or otherwise—is still common and can be lethal. Keep it in mind, and be aware of the pitfalls in its diagnosis.

Although diastolic dysfunction is the underlying problem in at least one third of cases of heart failure, it is still poorly understood.

If the patient’s prostate-specific antigen level resumes rising after surgery or radiotherapy for prostate cancer, the next step is hormonal therapy.