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Malaria in the United States
Malaria was reported to the cdc to have occurred in 1278 individuals in the United States in 2003, a 4.4% decrease from 2002. Seven cases were fatal. -
PANDAS and Streptococcal Infections
A population-based, case-control study was performed on children 4-13 years of age with an initial diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome (TS), or tic disorder during 1992-1999. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Updates By Carol A. Kemper
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended that the new acellular pertussis vaccine be routinely administered to all 11 and 12-year-olds as part of routine preventative care. -
Mechanisms of Nucleoside Analogue Toxicity
This prospective study recruited 20 healthy, HIV-uninfected subjects to receive a 6-week course of either stavudine (d4T) plus lamivudine (3TC) or zidovudine (ZDV) plus lamivudine. -
Full August 2005 Issue in PDF
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Treatment Alternatives for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
By Malcolm Robinson, MD, FACP, FACG Emeritus Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK Dr. Robinson serves as a consultant for TAP, Pfizer, Janssen, Eisai, J&J-Merck, and Procter & Gamble, is on the speakers bureau of Janssen, Eli Lilly, Solvay, TAP, and Aventis, and does research for Forest Labs, Wyeth-Ayerst, AstraZeneca, and Centocor. -
Treatment of Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection
The treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis is divided into an initial phase of four drugs for two months.
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Pharmacology Update Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injection (depo-subQ provera 104)
By William T. Elliott, MD, FACP, and James Chan, PhD, PharmD Dr. Elliott is Chair, Formulary Committee, Northern California Kaiser Permanente; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Dr. Chan is Pharmacy Quality and Outcomes Manager, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA. Drs. Chan and Elliott report no financial relationships to this field of study. -
Autonomic Peripheral Neuropathy
By Norm Latov, MD Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience and Director of the Peripheral Neuropathy Center at Weill Medical College at Cornell University. Dr. Latov is a consultant for Quest Diagnostics and Talecris Inc., is a stockholder of Therapath LLC, and has royalties in Athena Diagnostics. Synopsis: The availability of sensitive and reproducible measures of autonomic function has improved physicians ability to diagnose these disorders.