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Although fibrinolytic therapy was highly successful for thrombosis of prosthetic mechanical heart valves, a high complication rate limits its use to nonsurgical candidates.
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Rheumatoid arthritis should be recognized as a marker of increased risk for myocardial infarction.
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Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed several changes to EMTALA that attempt to clarify hospital and physician duties. Undoubtedly, this new legislation will have an impact upon the care of emergency patients and the emergency physicians caring for them.
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In the constantly shifting landscape of drug resistance, antibiotic options, and pharmacoeconomic considerations, urinary tract infection continues to be one of the most frequently diagnosed conditions in patients presenting to the emergency department.
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Alefacept is a new biological agent for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The drug, which targets T lymphocytes, is a fusion protein combining the binding site of lymphocyte function-associated antigen-3 and the Fc portion of human IgG1.
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Women who habitually sleep 5 or fewer or 9 or more hours per night have an increased risk of coronary heart disease compared with those who sleep 7 or 8 hours a night.
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Smallpox Vaccination Guidelines Published by CDC; Nurses: Delay
Vaccination Program; Viagra Effective for Depression Treatment;
Finisteride/Doxazosin no Better than Placebo for Urinary Obstruction;
Serevent Receives Dear Doctor Letter