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The increasingly close and almost intimate relationships with our pets can lead to increased numbers of cases and the emergence of zoonotic diseases, including human plague (Yersinia pestis).
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The National Health Service in Britain in 2007 elected to ban traditional white coats and other long-sleeved garments for physicians in the workplace (including long-sleeved blouses and shirts). Subsequently, Scotland adopted similar policies. This decision was based on limited data suggesting that the cuffs and lower pockets of long-sleeved garments are more heavily colonized with bacteria than shorter garments.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome, as defined by clinical symptoms, may improve with a combination of behavior therapy and graded exercise.
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Using an algorithm based on score and chest x-ray when appropriate, the overall sensitivity for the detection of aortic dissection was 96%.
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A new orally administered macrocylic antibiotic has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. Fidaxomicin is a fermentation product of Dactylosporangium aurantiacum and is marketed by Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as Dificid.
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It has recently been recognized that type 2 diabetes (DM2) increases risk for osteoporotic fracture, even though it has been demonstrated that DM2 is associated with a paradoxical increase in bone mineral density (BMD) compared to age-matched control populations. With a burgeoning prevalence of DM2 in the United States, almost 20% of the at-risk population for osteoporotic fracture has DM2, hence, clarification of risk stratification for this group is highly relevant.
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Scenario: Interpret the rhythm strip shown above. Does it represent 2nd degree AV Block, Mobitz Type II? Clinically â why is it important to distinguish between Mobitz I and Mobitz II 2nd degree AV block?
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Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent metabolic bone disease that affects both men and woman at risk of bone demineralization.
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the most common sexual problem in men, affecting up to one-third at some point in their lives.
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Having just glanced in the refrigerator and realized that, yet again, a week had passed and I had forgotten to take my omega-3 capsules, I wondered what I could do to develop a daily routine that would foster my good health. I am not alone in these musings and frustrations; patients recount to me daily that "Sorry, doc, Ive been bad, or I forgot to take my pills last night. Im sure thats why my blood pressure is up."
