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A single injection has been approved for a fifth dose of DTaP and the fourth dose of inactivated polio (IPV) in children 4 to 6 years of age. The combination vaccine is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as KINRIX.
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The ECG shown above was obtained from a 63-year-old man with chest pain. How would you interpret his tracing and accompanying lead II rhythm strip? What is there to worry about?
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Baxter Bioscience has developed a whole-virus, two dose vaccine against avian flu; warning label now on antipsychotics regarding an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis; vitamin D for men with heart disease on horizon? A new oral anticoagulant may soon be available for prevention of thrombotic complications of hip or knee surgery; FDA Actions
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The findings of this retrospective study of 825 patients hospitalized with COPD exacerbations indicate that the use of beta blockers in such patients is not harmful and may actually be associated with reduced mortality.
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Obesity confers an elevated risk of ACS in subgroups of subjects with both healthy and less healthy lifestyle behaviors. However, adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors is definitely associated with a lower risk even among obese individuals.
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It has been suggested that bipolar disorder (BPD) is underdiagnosed, and is hence sometimes regrettably discovered subsequent to unmasking with treatment instituted for presumed unipolar depression.
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Baxter Bioscience has developed a whole-virus, two dose vaccine against avian flu; warning label now on antipsychotics regarding an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis; vitamin D for men with heart disease on horizon? A new oral anticoagulant may soon be available for prevention of thrombotic complications of hip or knee surgery; FDA Actions
