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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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West Nile Virus in the United States
West Nile virus was of no concern to residents of North America until the summer of 1999, when it seemingly inexplicably struck in Queens, NY. The approximately 2700 cases of WNV meningoencephalitis reported through 2002 made it the largest such epidemic ever documented anywhere in the world. -
Full June 1, 2003 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Pneumococcal Vaccine Ineffective at CAP Prevention
Pneumococcal Vaccine Ineffective at CAP Prevention; Flu Vaccine Limits Hospitalization; Verapamil Not Up To Competition; International Companies Unite Against SARS; New FDA Comissioner Brings Controversy; Janssen: Dear Doctor Letter for Risperidone -
Pharmacology Watch: Pneumococcal Vaccine Ineffective at CAP Prevention
Pneumococcal vaccine protects older adults from developing pneumococcal bacteremia but does not prevent community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), according to a new study from Group Health Cooperative in Seattle. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Full June 2003 Issue in PDF
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Critical Care Plus: Special Report: Hospitals Nationwide Preparing for SARS
More than 2000 cases of severe acute respiratory disease (SARS) with more than 70 deaths were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by April 2, 2003. -
Special Feature: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
In recent years, an important manifestation of shock, resuscitation, and critical illness has become more evident in the intensive care unit. -
Prediction of Medical Futility By Nurses vs Doctors
Utmost caution has to be applied when future quality of life as presumed by nurses and doctors is used as an argument for withholding or withdrawing further treatment.