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ECG Review: Atypical Chest Pain and an Abnormal ECG
12-lead ECG obtained from a 50-year old African American man with hypertension and chest pain. -
Clinical Briefs by Louis Kuritzky, MD
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Cereals and the Risk for Heart Failure:Is There a Link?
When whole grain cereal (WGC) is consumed regularly, there is a lower risk of developing heart failure (HF). This association is likely to be linked to the beneficial effects of WGC on risk factors (ie, hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia) rather than HF itself. -
A Simple Screen for Cancer?
An elevated white blood cell count is a risk factor for several cancers in women. -
Full January 2008 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: FDA Warnings Dominate Pharmaceutical News
In this issue: FDA warnings for existing drugs dominate pharmaceutical news this month. -
Updates by Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP
Increasingly, hospitals are being required to make public their surveillance data on hospital-related infections as quality indicators. -
Antiretroviral Agents and Lipid Profiles of HIV-Positive Patients: Part 2
Lipid abnormalities can be problematic in HIV-positive patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) due to the risk of premature coronary artery disease developing in susceptible patients. -
Respiratory Viruses: A View of Future Pandemics
The perception of health care risks motivates behaviors in healthcare workers as well as patients.