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Full September 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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News Briefs: Many female cancer patients turn to CAM therapies
A new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) in Atlanta, GA, shows that more than half of cancer patients are using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), with CAM methods being more popular among breast and ovarian cancer survivors. -
Breast Cancer and Botanical Medicine
Gomberg S, Horn B. Breast Cancer and Botanical Medicine. Alter Ther Women’s Health. 2008;10:65-69. -
Use of CAM for Menopause
O’Mathuna D. Use of CAM for Menopause. 2008;10:69-70. -
Full September 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Should Patients with COPD Exacerbations Receive Beta Blockers?
This study from the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham reviewed administrative data from all patients admitted with the primary diagnosis of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or because of acute respiratory failure with a secondary diagnosis of COPD exacerbation. -
Full August 2008 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Bird Flu Vaccine Looks Promising
In This Issue: Baxter Bioscience has developed a whole-virus, two dose vaccine against avian flu; warning label now on antipsychotics regarding an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis; vitamin D for men with heart disease on horizon? A new oral anticoagulant may soon be available for prevention of thrombotic complications of hip or knee surgery; FDA Actions -
Yet Another Use For B-Type Natriuretic Peptide?
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a neurohormone secreted by the heart whose levels are elevated in acute heart failure and also in left- and right-ventricular dysfunction.