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The Women's Health Initiatives (WHI) was halted 1 year ago, but fallout from this landmark study continues. The study was designed to identify the risks or benefits of estrogen plus progesterone vs placebo in healthy postmenopausal women.
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This study concludes that there may be a direct association between ischemia and the development of Alzheimers pathology (plaques and neurofibrillary tangles), or alternatively, ischemia may unmask otherwise mild cases of AD.
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The management of the obesity epidemic is complex, but there are some interventions that can be helpful.
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Although the phenomenon of cutaneous melanoma (CM) arising from melanocytic nevi (MN) is known, the transformation rate of MN into CM is not. Tsao and associates set out to calculate the rate, using published data and making some assumptions to ease the calculation.
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Noncompliance with treatment for latent tuberculosis can be monitored with the aid of a special urine test that checks for metabolites of isoniazid.
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The FDA has approved aprepitant for preventing both acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy.
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Influenza Vaccination and Reduction in Hospitalizations; Screening Men for Prostate and Colorectal Cancer; Weight Loss in CHF and Treatment with ACE-I
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Whether a bite or sting results in an anaphylactic reaction, impressive
local effects, or a life-threatening systemic reaction, the emergency
physician must be able to institute appropriate and effective
treatment. Emergency physicians also must be able to recognize clinical
envenomation patterns, since some critically ill patients may not be
able to convey the details of the attack. Since all areas of the
country are represented in the envenomation statistics, all emergency
physicians should be familiar with identification and stabilization of
envenomated patients and know what resources are available locally for
further management of these often complicated patients.
