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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Influenza and Influenza Vaccination 2004-2005
Influenza virus first was isolated from chickens suffering from fowl plague in 1901 a subtype we now call H7N7. In 1931, an influenza virus closely related to the virus that caused the Great Pandemic of 1918 was identified in swine. The first influenza B virus was isolated in 1940, and the first influenza C virus in 1947. The ability to isolate these viruses and grow them in embryonated eggs eventually led to the ability to develop and test influenza vaccines and antiviral medications, as well as to perform careful seasonal surveillance. -
Full January 2005 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs: Spilling the Beans (Coffee and Vascular Health)
Greenfield RH. Spilling the beans (coffee and vascular health). Altern Med Alert 2005;8(9):108. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Beta-Blockers May Be Useful for Noncardiac Surgery
High-risk patients benefit from perioperative beta-blockers when undergoing major noncardiac surgery according to new study. -
Full September 2005 Issue in PDF
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St. John's Wort and Depression Patient Handout: Question & Answer
St. John's wort and depresion -- Patient Handout: Question & Answer. Altern Med Alert 2005;8(suppl 9):S1-S2. -
Clinical Briefs: Heartache and Heart Failure
Greenfield RH. Heartache and heart failure. Altern Med Alert 2005;8(9):107-108. -
Clinical Briefs: Echinacea: Another Negative Trial
Greenfield RH. Echinacea: Another negative trial. Altern Med Alert 2005;8(9):106-107.