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The numbers of households with pets are increasing in many countries across the world. In addition, data obtained from media sources note a trend in the percentage of these pets sleeping in, or on, the owner's bed.
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of immediate vs. deferred ART in 253 patients with HIV-associated TB meningitis was conducted to determine whether immediate ART reduced the risk of death.
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A previously healthy 51-year-old man with no history of travel outside of Montana presented to a local emergency department in May 2009 with fever, frontal headache, dizziness, numbness, and tingling.
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Raltegravir (RAL) received FDA approval in 2007 and is now used in treatment of both treatment-experienced and treatment-naïve patients.
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A 52-year-old woman had systemic symptoms including nausea and vomiting. Seven months prior to admission she had a subarachnoid hemorrhage and needed multiple ventriculo-pleural shunts.
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In this issue: Two new drugs for treatment of hepatitis C; NSAIDs and myocardial infarction risk; AIM-HIGH clinical trial stopped; and FDA actions.
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The National Health Service in Britain in 2007 elected to ban traditional white coats and other long-sleeved garments for physicians in the workplace (including long-sleeved blouses and shirts).
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When an emergency physician (EP) reported suspected child abuse, he inadvertently gave the wrong family's information to the authorities, and the child was removed from the home. If you were the EP in question, would you expect to be on the receiving end of a lawsuit?