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Full June 15, 2004, Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Missing Link Between Vaccines and Diabetes
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Pharmacology Update: Insulin Glulisine (Apidra)
The FDA has approved another rapid-acting insulin to cover mealtime blood sugar spikes. -
Do Seizures in Older Adults Predict Stroke Risk?
Seizures should be a red flag to consider treatment to modify stroke risk. -
Cancer Screening for Older Women: The Importance of Health Status
In this cross-sectional population based study from California, it is apparent that screening is currently applied to older women without consideration of health status. -
Monkey Malaria Infects a Large Cluster of Humans in Borneo
This is a fascinating report of a cluster of human Plasmodium knowlesi cases misdiagnosed as Plasmodium malariae in a rural rainforest area of Sarawak. -
Visceral Leishmaniasis Relapses: Don’t Lose HAART
Despite some initial controversy, it appears that HIV-infected patients with relapses of visceral leishmaniasis have higher levels of HIV-RNA viral loads and lower CD4+ counts than those without relapses. Non-compliance with HAART regimens and intravenous drug use possibly contribute to this greater risk of relapse. -
Rabies Vaccine Recall and "Lots" of Strain
On April 5, 2004, Aventis Pasteur contacted all recipients of IMOVAX Rabies Vaccine to inform them of an urgent recall of their manufactured lots: X0067-2, X0067-3, W1419-2, and W1419-3. -
Dengue Vaccination
A clinical trial involving school-aged children in Thailand shows that a tetravalent dengue vaccine is safe and immunogenic, despite frequently bothersome side effects. -
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