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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Rosacea: Clinical Effectiveness of Its Eradication
Rosacea patients have increased incidence of small bowel bacterial overgrowth vs controls, and the eradication of this overgrowth leads to almost complete and long-lasting skin lesion regression. -
Pharmacology Watch
Baxter Bioscience has developed a whole-virus, two dose vaccine against avian flu; warning label now on antipsychotics regarding an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis; vitamin D for men with heart disease on horizon? A new oral anticoagulant may soon be available for prevention of thrombotic complications of hip or knee surgery; FDA Actions -
Full August 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Euthyroid Sick Syndrome
Euthyroid sick syndrome is a reversible abnormality of thyroid function tests in the presence of an acute or chronic nonthyroidal illness (NTI) or an altered physiologic state such as starvation. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Updates by Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP
Sleepwalking is a form of parasomnia, which may be exacerbated by alcohol and drug use, is typically associated with non-rapid eye movements or nREM activity on electrophysiologic studies. -
Eosinophilia in Travelers: A Role for Empiric Antihelminthic Therapy?
Ill travelers returning from the developing world represent a unique patient population, given the broad range of possible diagnoses. -
Ceftobiprole: MRSA Coverage Comes to â-Lactams at Last
In the current era of increasing antimicrobial resistance, the need for novel antibacterial agents has become more acute than ever. -
Full July 2008 Issue in PDF