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A new study from England defines acute lower respiratory tract infection as an uncomplicated acute illness, with cough as the primary symptom and at least one symptom or sign localized to the lower respiratory tract including sputum, chest pain, dyspnea, or wheeze.
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Greenfield RH. Stress doesn't cause cancer (but it might kill you). Altern Med Alert 2005;8(10):119-120.
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Claims that melatonin can slow or reverse aging are very far from proven. Studies of melatonin have been much too limited to support these claims and have focused on animals, not people.
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A evidence review conducted in 2004 by health and human services' (HHS) agency for healthcare research and quality found that melatonin supplements, which people often take for problems sleeping, appear to be safe when used over a period of days or weeks, at relatively high doses and in various formulations.
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This issue covers Part I of a two-part series on evaluation and management of sexual assault in the emergency department. Part I of the series discusses initial ED care, physical exam, and evidence collection. Part II will cover laboratory analysis, pharmacotherapy, disposition, follow-up, documentation, and court testimony.
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The majority of deaths in American ICUS involve withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining therapy. When such decisions are considered, patients are typically unable to communicate for themselves and, therefore, family members may become the decision-makers.
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In this meta-analysis, Quiroz and colleagues attempted to identify all English-language reports published since 1990 that included at least 3 months of follow-up in patients clinically suspected of having pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE), whose CT angiograms were negative and who did not receive anticoagulant therapy.