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The STAR Trial (Tamoxifen and Raloxifene); FDA Actions
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In October 2005, the American Committee on Immunization Practices provided provisional recommendations for the acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) (ADACELTM, Sanofi Pasteur) as a single booster dose for persons 11-64 years of age.
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Due to the long half-lives of nevirapine and efavirenz, it is now recommended that when non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (nnRTI)-containing antiretroviral regimens are discontinued, backbone nucleoside analogs should be continued for 4-7 days to reduce the likelihood of development of nnRTI resistance.
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Posaconazole exhibits numerous advantages over other triazoles in regards to drug-drug interactions, bioavailability issues, and its side-effect profile.
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The rapidly evolving epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and infection has resulted in ambiguity in the designation of individual instances as either community or health care associated. This essay represents a proposal for a telegraphic system of unambiguous description of isolates.
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King and colleagues conducted prospective, laboratory-based surveillance of all community-onset staphylococcal skin and soft-tissue infections presenting to Grady Memorial Hospital and its affiliated clinics for a 3.5-month period in 2003.
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On my first walk through a redwood forest after moving to California, I came across numerous slimy yellow creatures along the trail that looked like snails without shells. These were banana slugs, creatures that are currently the official mascots of the University of Califonia, Santa Cruz.
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Can Plavix Add to the Efficacy of Aspirin?; Prevention of Hypertension?; Estrogen Alternatives; FDA Actions
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As part of the California Encephalitis Project (CEP), more than 250 serum samples from selected patients were screened for antibodies to amebic pathogens, particularly Balamuthia mandrillaris. Overall, the CEP has tested samples for > 1800 cases submitted for extensive testing in attempts to determine the etiology of encephalitis in patients without severe immunocompromise.