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A pacemaker is an electronic device that provides an electrical signal to stimulate the heart beat when the intrinsic pacemakers fail. The development and implementation of cardiac pacing and pacemaker generators has been well described and documented in many publications.
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Complaints pertaining to teeth are very common, and patients frequently utilize emergency departments (EDs) for their initial care. Most patients understand that definitive care must be provided by a dentist or oral surgeon, but either a lack of financial resources, inability to contact their dentist, severe pain, or acute trauma leads patients to EDs first.
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Cluster headache may be accompanied by a variety of neurological manifestations, and responds well to triptans and oxygen therapy.
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Moderate alcohol intake was associated with longer survival and better quality of life scores for Australian women age 70-75 years old, while non-drinkers had greater risk of death and poorer health-related quality.
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In the United States, COPD is the 4th leading cause of death. Widespread public education about smoking toxicity has not decreased COPD mortality, and since 2000 the number of women who die from COPD has eclipsed men.
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The FDA has approved a new antifungal agent for the prevention of Aspergillus and Candida infections in at-risk individuals. Posaconazole is an oral triazole, broad spectrum, antifungal chemically similar to itraconazole.
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People who have symptoms of allergic rhinitis report more sleep complaints, including daytime sleepiness, than do those without allergic rhinitis.
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A program of resistive exercise and treadmill walking reduced the severity of restless legs syndrome symptoms.