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Two new programs have been announced by Merck & Co. to help confirm patients' insurance coverage and address providers' reimbursement concerns regarding Gardasil, the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
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Tamoxifen and CYP2D6 inhibitors, FDA Actions, and FDA Warnings.
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For patients with chronic insomnia, sleeping pills in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) resulted in improved sleep satisfaction during acute therapy, but long-term treatment was enhanced by stopping the medication and continuing only CBT.
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Healthy skepticism is warranted before making or accepting a diagnosis of piriformis syndrome.
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Tinel's test, flexion compression, and ulnar nerve palpation in patients with ulnar neuropathy must be interpreted with caution, but omitting them and saving time doesn't appear to impact diagnostically.
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Surgery may offer pain relief for selected patients with specific headache types, such as migraines with trigger sites and Chiari I malformation related headaches.
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Although still controversial, pooling of data from randomized trials suggests the neuroprotective benefit of magnesium sulfate in patients in preterm labor prior to 34 weeks of gestation.
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This paper describes the results of an epidemiologic survey of the results of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in U.S. hospitals.
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Patients who receive proton-pump inhibitors in the hospital are at increased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia.