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Solifenacin succinate has been approved for the treatment of overactive bladder, the third new agent to be approved for this indication in the last 7 months.
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In selected patients with community-acquired pneumonia, outpatient treatment with levofloxacin was as safe and effective as hospitalization.
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Administration of sterile viable Trichuris suis eggs to patients with active Crohns disease led to impressive clinical improvement.
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A 46-year-old male presented to a San Jose, California, hospital emergency department with with bilateral diplopia dysphagia, dysphonia, and weakness of his proximal arms. He had been seen in several other medical care facilities over the previous days without diagnosis. The patient regularly self-injected with black tar heroin and had been doing so for 8 years.
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Invasive aspergillosis among neutropenic patients could be reliably diagnosed using a commercial test Fungitell to detect the cell wall component (1->3)-ß-D-glucan of certain fungi, including Aspergillus. However, diagnosis was more accurate when both (1->3)-ß-D-glucan and galactomannan were detected.
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Hydrocortisone administration to patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia was associated with improved oxygenation, radiographic clearing, hospital length-of-stay, and patient survival.
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Malaria remains a serious threat to both tourists and deployed military personnel. Areas once thought to be relatively risk free may later be associated with transmission of malaria, requiring public health vigilance and regular updating of prophylaxis recommendations.
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, FDA Actions.
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This unusual case report describes an 82-year old diabetic man who presented with an ulcerated nodule over his first metacarpophalangeal joint. He had been bitten by a dog about 3 months earlier, with initially a small scratch that gradually enlarged and ulcerated with purulent drainage.