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Anthrax in the U.S. was primarily an occupational disease of the wool textile industry in the 19th century when inhalation of aerosolized spores or cutaneous exposure was associated with industrial wool processing.
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On August 31, 2007 a 13-year-old girl present ed to a South Carolina emergency department with a 5-day history of bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps fever and vomiting. She required intravenous fluids but was not hospitalized.
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Melioidosis is frequently fatal, often undiagnosed, and difficult to treat.
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In this issue: Does erythropoietin worsen cancer death rates? Most hypothyroid patients can be replaced with levothyroxine alone without additional T3. Does aggressive control in type 2 diabetes save lives?
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This article is designed to refresh and update the community emergency physician knowledge base for the assessment and management of pediatric chest trauma.
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Disruptive behaviors are a poor prognostic sign in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has received approval to market desvenlafaxine for the treatment of depression. The drug is the major active metabolite of venlafaxine (Effexor ). Wyeth has formulated the drug in a once-daily extended-release tablet. It will be marketed under the trade name Pristiq.
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Lower serum testosterone in men aged 60 and over was associated with increased fracture risk (especially hip and nonvertebral), even after adjusting for other major risk factors for fracture.
