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Red Yeast Rice Still Alive and Kicking
Red yeast rice and therapeutic lifestyle changes decrease LDL-cholesterol levels without increasing CPK or pain levels and may be a treatment option for dyslipidemic patients who cannot tolerate statin therapy. -
Patients with the Common Cold: Empathy Heals Faster
A randomized controlled trial demonstrated that "perfect" empathy with patients results in a better immune response, reduction of symptoms, and faster recovery from a common cold. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 17, 2009 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 17, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Acute Cardiovascular Events in Infants
Emergency medicine physicians routinely deal with cardiac emergencies in adult patients but rarely encounter infants with critical cardiac conditions. While the infant's cardiac physiology can be very different from an adult's, the general principles of preload, afterload, contractility, and vascular resistance are the same. -
The Golden Years: Pain Is No Gain in PDF
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Guide to the ADA Amendments Act in PDF
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Coming Soon to a Lab Near You: The Holy Grail
The combination of a CBC and a BMP can predict death. -
Bleeding or Breathing? Rethinking Hospital Admission Orders
Patients who receive proton-pump inhibitors in the hospital are at increased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia. -
Pharmacology Watch
Comparing blood pressure medications, determining optimal length of androgen-deprivation therapy, red yeast rice for LDL reduction, and FDA Actions.