Background Controlled clinical trials of health care interventions are either explanatory or
pragmatic. Explanatory trials test whether an intervention is efficacious; that is, whether it can …

Background Self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP) appears to reduce BP in hypertension
but important questions remain regarding effective implementation and which groups may …

The widely accepted cut-point for normal blood pressure (BP) in the office setting evolved
over several decades, based on data derived from a variety of sources. The Actuarial Society …

Background Androgenetic alopecia, or male pattern hair loss, is a hair loss disorder mediated
by dihydrotestosterone, the potent form of testosterone. Currently, minoxidil and finasteride …

Objective To compare the quality and accuracy of manual office blood pressure and automated
office blood pressure using the awake ambulatory blood pressure as a gold standard. …

We updated the evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, assessment, prevention,
and treatment of hypertension in adults for 2013. This year's update includes 2 new …

BACKGROUND: Providing health care services in rural communities in Canada remains a
challenge. What affects a family medicine resident's decision concerning practice location? …

We updated the evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, assessment, prevention,
and treatment of hypertension in adults for 2012. The new recommendations are: (1) use …

Background Increasing evidence suggests that ABPM more closely predicts target organ
damage than does clinic measurement. Future guidelines may suggest ABPM as routine in the …

OBJECTIVE To determine if the use of metformin in people with prediabetes (impaired
glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose) would prevent or delay the onset of frank type 2 …