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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic polyarticular form of inflammatory arthritis of unclear etiology. It primarily involves the synovial joints and is commonly symmetric in presentation.
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Declining rates of response to standard treatment for non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) may prompt changes in accepted treatment strategies.
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From 2001 to 2013, Bailey and colleagues studied 65,480 children in a primary care network affiliated with Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania that covered urban and suburban parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
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Dalbavancin is a lipoglycopeptide antibiotic for intravenous administration with activity against Gram-positive organisms, including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus that is distinguished by its extraordinarily long serum half-life that allows once weekly dosing.
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A 52-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to Stanford Hospital in July, 2014, with fever and progressive weakness. She had been in her usual state of health until the day prior to admission, when she began to feel fatigued with subjective fevers and “restless legs.”
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Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a common reason for referral to infectious disease specialists. For the past few decades the standard therapy in the United States has been isoniazid for 9 months.
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The authors concluded that vitamin D supplementation in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and low levels of vitamin D might be an economical, safe, and effective therapy for patients with FMS.
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In a study of veterans with no recent history of depression or opioid use, the risk of developing depression increased as the duration of opioid analgesic exposure increased.