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In selected patients with community-acquired pneumonia, outpatient treatment with levofloxacin was as safe and effective as hospitalization.
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Administration of sterile viable Trichuris suis eggs to patients with active Crohns disease led to impressive clinical improvement.
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Clinicians share a common goal in respect to early diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer, yet the optimum pathway with which to reach this goal is controversial.
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Contradicting previous studies, no evidence was found in a large review of cancer patients that deaths were postponed relative to significant life events.
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A standardized work-up will reveal a cause for drop attacks, which are sudden collapse without loss of consciousness, in 90% of cases.
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Stopping aspirin may be hazardous to your health, according to recent research.
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The 12-lead ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 75-year-old woman who presented with shortness of breath but no chest pain. There is complete RBBB (right bundle branch block). What else do you see? In view of this clinical presentation, what should you be concerned about?
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A review of 79 clinical trials involving diet plus medications for treating obesity with BMI > 27 found modest weight loss at 1 year with sibutramine, orlistat, phentermine, bupropion, and topiramate when compared to placebo pills, and probably also for diethylpropion and fluoxetine.
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