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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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That air travel is associated with increased risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is well established; Obesity is a recognized risk factor for GERD; and Anti-TNF antibody (aTNFa) therapy offers significant benefit to sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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The FDA has licensed a new vaccine to reduce the risk of shingles in the people 60 years of age and older.
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Low-dose aspirin plus celecoxib led to ulcers in 19% of recipients vs 27% ulcers in patients receiving naproxen and low-dose aspirin. The group receiving low-dose aspirin plus placebo had 8% ulcer development.
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Survey data suggest more than 4.1 million Americans have antibodies to Hepatitis C, and 3.2 million have chronic infection.
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The number of previous acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECBs) and the baseline FEV1 level are potent prognostic factors of the short and long-term outcomes of AECB.
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Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.