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As reported here in 2003, the World Bank began funding a project to train giant pouched Gambian rats to sniff out tuberculosis (TB) in sputum specimens in sub-Saharan Africa. Rats have been successfully trained to target landmines, and using a similar training/reward technique, pilot data suggested that rats could be trained to detect TB in respiratory specimens.
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Two cases were reported in this paper. the first case was a 52-year-old wildlife biologist who went deer hunting in Virginia in November 2008.
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Rivaroxaban may be dabigatran's first competitor; a new way to measure non-adherence to medication therapy; FDA Actions.
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Immunochemical fecal occult blood testing (i-FOBT) is becoming increasingly popular as a screening tool for colorectal cancer (CRC).
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Easily obtained clinical variables can identify patients at very low risk for subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Tiotropium for uncontrolled asthma, sibutramine pulled from market, incidence and mortality data from WHI, FDA Actions
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The ECG shown above was obtained from an older man with palpitations. He was hemodynamically stable with a systolic BP of 140 mm Hg at the time this tracing was recorded. How do you interpret the rhythm? What are your initial priorities?
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A decision analysis shows that active surveillance is a good option for men age 65 and older with low-risk prostate cancer (Gleason score of 6 or less). Active surveillance results in the highest quality-of-life scores compared with different treatment options, and 61% of these men will go on to treatment after a median of 8.5 years, with a slight increased mortality risk. Only 10% of men currently receive active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer
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The most recent advice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (2005) recommends that the general population of adults not consume > 2300 mg/day of sodium, and that persons with hypertension (HTN) consume ≤ 1500 mg/day.