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Atherothrombosis and Atrial Fibrillation: Mixing Treatments to Match Pathophysiology
Current clinical trial evidence favors the use of aspirin or clopidogrel as first-line agents for the majority of patients with vascular disease. -
Perspective: Flu Shortage — Who Cares?
Isnt it amazing how people dont want something until they cannot have it. -
Full December 29, 2004, Issue in PDF
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More ZZZ’s for Those Who Wheeze
Melatonin improved subjective sleep quality in women with mild asthma. -
Beware of Using Fibrates with Statins
Combining a fibrate with a statin increases the risk of rhabdomyolysis by more than 10 times the use of a statin alone. -
Pharmacology Update: Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters Capsules (Omacor)
The FDA has approved a new lipid regulating agentthe ethyl esters of omega-3 fatty acids for the treatment of high triglyceride levels. -
Clinical Briefs
This meta-analysis reviewed trials of antioxidants for prevention of GI cancer. -
Risk of Clostridium difficile Diarrhea Among Hospital Inpatients Prescribed Proton Pump Inhibitors
Dial and colleagues point out that Clostridium difficile is the most common form of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in the Western world, apparently increasing in frequency, severity, and consequential health care costs (more than $1 billion in the United States annually). -
Dying of Malaria in the United States
All 165 cases of malaria-related deaths in the United States reported to the National Malaria Surveillance System from 1963 to 2001 were reviewed. Two-thirds occurred in US travelers, and 92.7% of deaths were due to Plasmodium falciparum infection. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement