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Full July 1, 2004 Issue in PDF
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Sickle cell disease treatment: It’s not just a battle with pain
Complications of sickle cell disease are a common presentation to the emergency department. Emergency physicians and nurses must treat complications of this disease process aggressively. -
Full July 2004 Issue in PDF
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Efficacy of Acupuncture for Treating Back Pain
Kim YH. Efficacy of acupuncture for treating back pain. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(7):73-78. -
Green Tea and Breast and Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention
Krochmal R, Hardy ML. Green tea and breast and prostate cancer chemoprevention. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(7):78-83. -
Clinical Briefs
Greenfield RH. Oral vitamin C. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(7):84. -
Full July 2004 Issue in PDF
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APIC creates an influenza immunization toolkit
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has created a toolkit on improving influenza vaccination rates in heath care workers. -
Use it or lose it: Empiric use spurs resistance
Ninety-three percent of sputum isolates from a single long-term care facility were resistant to quinolones. Epidemiologic study showed an association with prior receipt of levofloxacin. -
Healthcare Infection Prevention
While much of the recently reported infection control problems in ambulatory care have centered on viral hepatitis and reused needles, there may be a comparable level of bacterial infections occurring that are more difficult to detect, investigators report.