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Among almost 6000 patients with COPD who were using other classes of respiratory therapies, the addition of tiotropium, compared with placebo, was associated with improvements in lung function, quality of life, and exacerbations during a 4-year period, but did not result in benefits in the rate of decline in FEV1.
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An increase in coxsackie b-1 virus (CVB-1) infections was observed in 2007 in the United States, associated with an increase in neonatal cases and multiple deaths.
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Cain et al analyzed the cases of tuberculosis that occurred in the United States among foreign-born persons from 2001-2006.
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Legionella spp. are gram-negative bacteria found primarily in freshwater environments; they cause disease (including outbreaks) often linked to man-made water systems.
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In the Issue: Ongoing safety review of tiotropium; raloxifene reduces the risk of endometrial cancer; one-day treatment with famciclovir may be as effective as 3-day treatment with valacyclovir; new Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians regarding pharmacologic treatment for low bone density and osteoporosis; FDA Actions.
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An 18-year-old man from togo was admitted to a hospital in Sweden with a three-day history of chest, stomach, and back pain, with recurrent episodes of sweating and fever.
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Many physicians have followed the historical practice of ordering blood cultures to be drawn as close as possible to the time of the peak of the febrile episode (fever spike).