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Drugs that inhibit Cholesterol Ester Transfer Protein markedly increase levels of HDL cholesterol.
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High vitamin D intake is associated with lower incidence of MS.
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Computed Tomographic Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy); Ejaculation Frequency and Subsequent Risk of Prostate Cancer; Cost-Effectiveness of Different Combinations of Bupropion SR dose and Behavioral Treatment for Smoking Cessation
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The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 60-year-old man with a history of two prior myocardial infarctions. How would you interpret his most recent ECG in view of his clinical picture? What types of interventions might be most likely to prolong his survival?
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Since 1970, more than 375 patients around the world have been infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) from their surgeons.
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New research continues to dispel the once widely accepted belief that premature infants suffer brain injury from a lack of oxygen usually attributed to obstetrician error. In fact, infection plays a larger role, according to a high-risk obstetrician and assistant professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.
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Health care providers in Texas have agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from the theft of an unattended ambulance, which was then involved in an accident that killed a father and seriously injured the rest of his family. The plaintiffs attorney says the settlement underscores the need for hospitals to secure ambulances and other vehicles.
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When risk managers first heard that there wouldnt be enough flu vaccine from the two manufacturers still providing it, many probably reacted with the same thought: Thats what you get when money-hungry trial lawyers run health care companies out of business. But is that really the cause of the flu vaccine shortage?
