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The FDA has approved another rapid-acting insulin to cover mealtime blood sugar spikes.
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An outbreak of food poisoning by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Finland in October/November 1998 involved 46 cases and was traced to locally grown iceberg lettuce.
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Herbal medication use is quite common among surgical patients. This pattern is consistent with the recent substantial increase in the use of alternative medical therapies.
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In a prospective, randomized trial, primary excision of colorectal carcinomas by laparoscopic surgery was compared with laparotomy.
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Although PPIs are considered to be among the safest of drugs, these studies suggest that PPIs increase the risk for hospitalized patients to develop C. difficile-related diarrhea.
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FDA has approved a 5-nitroimidazole for the treatment of trichomoniasis, giardiasis, and amebiasis. Tinidazole, a second-generation nitroimidazole antiprotozoal agent, is marketed as TindamaxTM by Presutti Laboratories.
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Multivitamin Supplements and HIV Disease Progression and Mortality; The Long-term Outcomes of Sibutramine Effectiveness on Weight (LOSE Weight) Study; Trial of Atorvastatin in Rheumatoid Arthritis (TARA)
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The ECG in the Figure was interpreted as showing PVCs (premature ventricular contractions) and chamber enlargement. Do you agree? Can you identify at least four findings keyed by the P in this ECG?
