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Darbepoetin and risk of stroke
Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp®) is commonly used in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes for the treatment of anemia -
Statins and gallstone disease
Statins have been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death from all causes. -
FDA Actions
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Statin plus niacin or ezetimibe?
Raising HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) with niacin plus a statin is superior to lowering LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) with ezetimibe plus statin in reversing atherosclerosis according to the widely reported ARBITER trial published on-line in the New England Journal of Medicine in November and simultaneously reported at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, FL. -
Omeprazole's effect on clopidogrel
The FDA has issued a warning regarding the combination of clopidogrel (Plavix®) with omeprazole (Prilosec®) -
Novel H1N1 Influenza
The novel H1N1 influenza pandemic differs in significant ways from typical seasonal influenza in demographics and epidemiology. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 1, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality in the United States and represents over half of trauma related deaths. -
A(H1N1) 'Swine Flu' 2009 / 2010: Where We've Been, What We Now Know, Where We May Be Heading
In the past nine months, the world has witnessed the outbreak of not one but two waves of pandemic influenza due to a new virus of swine origin. World public health authorities moved quickly to contain what appeared initially to be the severe pandemic that had been anticipated for so long. -
Trauma Reports