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Infection rates ignite after OR alcohol ban
A hospital that restricted the use of alcohol-based skin preps (ABSPs) in operating rooms due to concerns about surgical fires saw infection rates flame up in very short order. -
Swimming with sharks: Liability in an age of transparency, rising standards of care
Hospitals may become more liable to infection-related lawsuits as patients gain greater access to information and expect higher standards of care to prevent infections once considered inevitable, a legal scholar warns. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Full July 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch
GlaxoSmithKline's rosiglitazone (Avandia) will receive a black box warning by the FDA because of concerns over heart failure associated with use of the drug. -
Tuberculosis: A Primer
Tuberculosis (TB) is the second most common infectious cause of death in adults worldwide after HIV/AIDS. -
Full June 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch
Sweeping new changes have been made to the guidelines for prevention of endocarditis in patients undergoing dental procedures. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Evaluation and Management of Foot Pain
The primary care physician is often asked to deal with foot pain. This issue covers many of the common chronic and acute conditions that plague patients and provides differential diagnoses and therapeutic approaches.