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Clinical Briefs: Multivitamins and AIDS
Greenfield RH. Multivitamins and AIDS. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(9):108. -
Reiki: A Subtle, Vibrational Energy Therapy
Keegan L. Reiki: A subtle, vibrational energy therapy. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(9):104-107. -
Away With Seasonal Allergies: Butterbur (Petasites hybridus)
Kiefer D. Away with seasonal allergies: Butterbur (Petasites hybridus). Altern Med Alert 2004;7(9):97-100. -
What Do We Really Know About Adiponectin?
Measures that increase adiponectin levels might be valuable targets for decreasing the risk of atherosclerosis present in patients with diabetes. -
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New Products Show Promise in the Control of Field Hemorrhage
A number of readers may be aware of reports of 2 agents being used on the battlefield in Iraq QuikClot and HemCon. Alam and colleagues report a study that compares these agents, plus others, in a swine model of uncontrolled hemorrhage. -
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Protect your hospital’s tax-exempt status
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Ambulatory Care Quarterly: Reader Question
Question: How do we avoid patient hoarding, in which nurses or physicians intentionally delay moving a patient out to delay the next patient and give themselves a breather? -
Ambulatory Care Quarterly: Three strategies to reduce overcrowding and gridlock
Want to cut your diversion hours down to zero? Thats exactly what Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, CA, has done by instituting its emergency saturation triage, or Code EST. When Code EST was implemented in July 2000, diversion hours were about 130 monthly.