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Bacterial Contamination of Health Care Providers' Cell Phones
For this study of bacterial contamination of the cell phones of health care workers in a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia, the investigators swabbed the screen, dialing pad, and sides of the phones and used standard culture techniques. -
Chest Compression-only CPR
The dispatcher-assisted resuscitation trial (DART) tested the hypothesis that 911 dispatcher instructions to provide chest compressions only would be superior to similar instructions that included both chest compressions and rescue breathing. Calls to a 911 system for patients in cardiac arrest were eligible for inclusion in the trial if the dispatcher felt the patient was in cardiac arrest and bystander CPR had not yet been attempted. -
Anthrax in Heroin Users
A critically ill patient, who was a heroin user, was admitted to a hospital in Scotland in December 2009 and was found to be infected with Bacillus anthracis. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full October 2010 Issue in PDF
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Advisory panel votes against Qnexa
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Weight loss without cardiac side effects
A new weight-loss medication may soon be available in the United States. Arena pharmaceuticals has filed a new drug application with the FDA for lorcaserin, a selective serotonin 2C-receptor agonist, and will likely get a formal review this fall. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full September 13, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full September 13 2010 Issue in PDF
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Critical Care Alert October 2010 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Antiviral Medications Not Associated with Birth Defects
In this issue: Antiviral drugs and birth defects, bisphosphonates and esophageal cancer, naltrexone plus bupropion for weight loss, 2010-11 influenza vaccine, FDA Actions.