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The article discusses the link between the use of hormonal contraception and suicide or suicide attempts based on studies. It mentions the increase in complete suicides and suicidal behaviors in women using oral contraceptives. Also noted is the association between hormonal contraception use and first suicide attempt among women in Denmark. It cites a U.S. study on the risk of mortality for women who used oral contraceptives.

The article discusses prescribing allopurinol to prevent severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome. It mentions effectiveness of allele testing in populations reportedly at increased risk; and also mentions problems associated with comparing HLA frequencies across racial, ethnic, or geographic groups.

Placebo injections actually improve lateral epicondylitis at high rates. No other injections convincingly improve it better than placebo.Corticosteroid injection is not superior to saline or anesthetic injection (strength of recommendation [SOR] A, systematic review of randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection is not superior to saline injection (SOR A, meta-analysis of RCTs).Botulinum toxin injection, compared to saline injection, modestly improved pain in lateral epicondylitis, but with short-term grip-strength weakness (SOR A, meta-analysis of RCTs). Prolotherapy injection, compared to saline injection, improved pain at 16-week, but not at 8-week, follow-up (SOR B, one small pilot RCT).Hyaluronic acid injection, compared to saline injection, resulted in a statistically significant pain reduction (6%) but did not achieve the minimum clinically important difference (SOR B, single RCT).Autologous blood injection, compared to saline injection, did not improve disability ratings (SOR B, one small RCT). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]