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Treatment of Depression: When Do Symptoms Go Away?
Physical symptoms are quite common among patients with depression. These symptoms tend to improve during the first month of therapy with serotonin-antagonists. Most symptoms will plateau in months to follow. -
Full January 12, 2004, Issue in PDF
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Sourcebook Guides You Through Final EMTALA Rule
"EMTALA: The Essential Guide to Compliance" from Thomson American Health Consultants, publisher of Emergency Medicine Reports, explains how the changes to EMTALA will affect emergency departments and off-campus clinics. -
Behind the Banning of Ephedra: Misuse, Abuse, and Dangers
Greenfield RH. Behind the banning of ephedra: Misuse, abuse, and dangers. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(3):25-33. -
Full March 22, 2004, Issue in PDF
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Reperfusion Strategies for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: An Overview of Current Therapeutic Options, Part I
Some 20 trials dedicated to the pursuit of more rapid and more complete reperfusion have been published in the last few years, and sorting through the literature can be dizzying. The following article will highlight the major recent developments in AMI reperfusion therapy. It will accent which of the many therapeutic options currently are considered acceptable, and present treatment guidelines for the emergency physician faced with the patient who presents to the emergency department with acute ST elevation MI. -
Full March 2004 Issue in PDF
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Supplement - Q&A: Food and Drug Administration’s Actions on Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids
Q&A: Food and Drug Administration's actions on dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(3 Suppl):S1-S2. -
Clinical Briefs: Fat Intake and Breast Cancer Risk
Greenfield RH. Fat intake and breast cancer risk. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(3):36. -
Mindfulness Meditation and Chronic Pain
Kim YH. Mindulness meditation and chronic pain. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(3):33-35.