Based on data from clinical trials, two sets of responder criteria have been developed that can categorize an individual's responses to treatment in a clinical trial. These responder criteria require validation in additional datasets.

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Postmenopausal use of estrogen alone may increase the risk of Parkinson disease (PD) among women with a hysterectomy. Among women with natural menopause for whom the usual treatment is combined estrogen-progestin therapy, no increased risk of PD was observed.

Spiral CT holds promise as a single examination for anatomic assessment of living renal donors.

For the development of new agents intended to prevent, retard, stabilize or reverse the progress of OA of the hip, the radiographic methodology presently available is adequate to detect changes in hip JSW of OA.