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Infertility is a common condition and usually presents to the primary care physician initially. Infertility is defined as 1 year of unprotected intercourse in which a pregnancy has not been achieved. Fifteen to twenty percent of couples in the United States are infertile, and this rate has remained relatively stable since the early 1980s.
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A generic form of paroxetine (PaxilGlaxoSmithKline) will soon be on the market. The drug marks the second SSRI antidepressant to go generic after fluoxetine (Prozac) last year.
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The 12-lead ECG and accompanying lead II rhythm strip in the Figure were obtained from a 74-year-old man with sever pulmonary disease. The computer interpreted this tracing as showing normal sinus rhythm. Do you agree?
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Treatment of CAP with 750 mg of levofloxacin daily for 5 days was as effective as a 10-day course of 500 mg daily.
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Exercise reduces the risk of breast cancer after menopause. Although the exercise need not be strenuous, longer duration of exercise confers greater benefit.
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Parathyroid Hormone and Alendronate Alone or in Combination in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis; Evaluation of D-Dimer in the Diagnosis of Suspected Deep-Vein Thrombosis; Exercise Testing to Predict Cardiovascular and All-Cause Death in Women
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The FDA has approved the first drug for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Alzheimers disease. Memantine, a noncompetitive inhibitor of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, has been available outside of the United States since 1982.
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Most postmenopausal women who suffer a fracture do not receive treatment for osteoporosis.
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The FDA has approved Pfizer's eplerenone (Inspra) for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients who have sustained a myocardial infarction. The drug is a selective aldosterone blocker, a new class of drug for the treatment of CHF.