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Ballard and colleagues conducted this qualitative study to obtain recollections of critically ill patients who were given neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) (for a minimum of 6 hours) and sedatives and/or analgesics.
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The term disease management has grown in popularity and widespread usage over the past decade to the point that it is assumed most case managers and related professionals know exactly what this term means. Although case managers may believe that they understand at least the basics of disease management, it is important to step back and carefully consider its definition and protocols.
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Avian influenza has created an economic disaster in parts of Asia. While the number of associated identified human infections has, to date, not reached 100 cases, the possibility of a public health disaster looms since the outbreak of avian influenza may be setting the stage for the next human influenza pandemic.
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Despite national media headlines announcing the end of treatment interruption as an antiretroviral strategy, the most recent studies show mixed results, and so the research probably will continue.
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The Food and Drug Administration will be conducting a public workshop entitled Behavior-Based Blood Donor Deferrals in the Era of Nucleic Acid Testing [NAT).
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Investigators compared United States surveillance data for cancer in the pre-HIV era, HIV era, and antiretroviral treatment era and found that squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal incidence rates increased significantly in the latter era.
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A recent study that compares non-protease inhibitor regimens found that patients taking a triple nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) regimen do not achieve as effective viral suppression as those taking a regimen containing two NRTIs and one non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
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Investigators have found that HIV-infected patients who use an avoidance-oriented coping strategy and who have poor social support and a generally negative mood have poorer medication adherence.
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A better clinical strategy with HIV care would be to begin treatment soon after infection, an HIV researcher suggests.