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Full April 5, 2004, Issue in PDF
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Policosanol: A Natural Alternative for Lipid Management?
Sasser H, Barringer T. Policosanol: A natural alternative for lipid management? Altern Med Alert 2004;7(4):37-41. -
Clinical Briefs: Antibacterial Soaps and Infectious Disease
Greenfield RH. Antibacterial soaps and infectious disease. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(4):47-48. -
Clinical Briefs: Safety of Niacin
Greenfield RH. Safety of niacin. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(4):48. -
Patient Handout: Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease
Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(4):S1-S2. -
Pharmacology Watch: Estrogen Found to Not Affect Heart Disease, Breast Cancer
The NIH has halted the estrogen-alone wing of the Womens Health Initiative a year before its scheduled end. -
Full April 2004 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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SDS Accreditation Update: You’re writing more as abbreviations disappear
Old habits are hard to break, and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is asking same-day surgery staff members to break some habits theyve had since nursing and medical school. National Patient Safety Goal No. 2 requires health care organizations to standardize abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols and to develop a list of do-not-use abbreviations. -
SDS Accreditation Update: AAAASF changes its anesthesia requirements
Reports of adverse events, including the death of a cosmetic surgery patient, after administration of propofol by RNs have resulted in a change in anesthesia standards for some organizations accredited by the Gurnee, IL-based American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF).