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Venous Thrombosis and Type of Treatment
Smith and colleagues performed a case-control study of venous thrombosis and hormone users in postmenopausal women registered in a large health maintenance organization (the Group Health Cooperative) in the state of Washington. -
Pharmacology Watch: ACE Inhibitors and Receptor Blockers: Which is Inferior?
The Infection Risk of Acid-Suppressing Drugs; Is Rosuvastatin As Safe As Other Statins?; Which Estrogen Preparation is the Safest?; FDA Actions. -
Full December 2004 issue in PDF
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Usefulness of History, Physical, and Laboratory in Evaluating Vaginal Complaints
In working up vaginitis symptoms, useful signs are inflammation and odor, information concerning odor and itching are useful symptoms, and office microscopy is the most accurate laboratory test. -
Obstetrical Prognosis after Placental Abruption
In a recent study from Japan, Toivonen and colleagues set out to determine how much more susceptible women experiencing placental abruption were to having a recurrence of this problem in a subsequent pregnancy. They scanned a database which encompassed 14,326 deliveries during a one-year period at a busy university hospital. -
Full November 15, 2004, Issue in PDF
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ECG Review: A Most Common Oversight
The ECG in the Figure was interpreted as showing sinus tachycardia with non-specific ST-T wave abnormalities. Do you agree? -
Influenza A Resistant to Oseltamivir
Oseltamivir treatment of children with influenza A virus infection was associated with the selection of resistant mutants in 18%. -
Pharmacology Watch: The FDA and Merck Fielding Concerns About Vioxx
Merck announced on September 30th that it is voluntarily withdrawing rofecoxib (Vioxx) from the worldwide market.