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The Forgotten Art and Science of Hand Hygiene
This concise review makes a compelling case for a change in the healthcare workers behavior. Helpful hints including increasing the use of alcohol-based formulations to reduce the time constrains are provided throughout the article. -
Risk of Hepatitis A in Travelers to Developing Countries
Teitelbaum assessed the annual incidence of acute HAV infection in Canadian travelers from 1996 to 2001. -
Hot Flashes? Try Aspirin. It Probably Won’t Help the Hot Flashes, but May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer
Regular use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents may reduce the risk of breast cancer. -
Full June 15, 2004, Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Missing Link Between Vaccines and Diabetes
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Pharmacology Update: Insulin Glulisine (Apidra)
The FDA has approved another rapid-acting insulin to cover mealtime blood sugar spikes. -
Do Seizures in Older Adults Predict Stroke Risk?
Seizures should be a red flag to consider treatment to modify stroke risk. -
Cancer Screening for Older Women: The Importance of Health Status
In this cross-sectional population based study from California, it is apparent that screening is currently applied to older women without consideration of health status. -
Full August 15, 2004, Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: The Importance of Publishing Negative Clinical Studies
Sources of funding for pharmaceutical research has come under scrutiny in the last decade as academic and government sources of funding have become increasingly scarce and the pharmaceutical industry has become the main source of research dollars. But the issue of objectivity has been raised, and some have even suggested that negative studies, that is studies that show a drug in an unfavorable light, may never be published.