Infectious Disease
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cagA+ H pylori Strains are Disappearing
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Is Viagra Safe?
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Wine, Women, and ... Improved Glucose Tolerance?
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Clinical Briefs: Creatine Supplements & Anaerobic Performance; Delayed Prescriptions & Antibiotic Use; Immediate Repair vs. Surveillance of Small AAAs
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Pharmacology Update: Alosetron Hydrochloride Tablets (Lotronex — GlaxoSmithKline) Reintroduction
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Treating Onychomycosis: A Head-to-Head Comparison of Terbinafine and Itraconazole
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Full June 29, 2002, Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Acute Back Pain
Low back pain is among the top three most common complaints seen in primary care ambulatory medicine. Affecting up to 90% of the population at some time in their lives, it is second only to upper respiratory tract infection as a symptom-related reason for primary care visits. Men and women are equally afflicted with low back pain, with a steadily increasing prevalence with age. -
JCAHO Update for Infection Control: Survey says: Hand hygiene compliance biggest woe
A new patient safety center founded by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will include an emphasis on infection control. Not surprisingly, improving hand hygiene was the most frequently cited problem area cited by ICPs in a poll posted shortly after the web site debuted.