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Asymptomatic brain MRI findings of infarct, cerebral aneurysms and benign tumors were fairly common in the general population. The clinical significance of these findings is unknown.
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The FDA has approved a new drug for the treatment of advanced breast cancer.
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In patients with heart failure and diabetes, metformin is not associated with harm and may reduce all cause mortality.
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Many staff emergency physicians and resident physicians interact with pharmaceutical representatives on a regular basis. It seems a fairly harmless interaction, with the emergency physician then returning to the daily grind in their busy emergency department.
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Updated Immunization Guidelines from the CDC; Do antivirals have a role in the treatment of Bell's palsy? Topiramate is a promising treatment for alcohol dependence; and FDA Actions.
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12-lead ECG and rhythm strip obtained from an older woman with urinary sepsis and acute tachypnea.
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Can Exenatide be Substituted for Insulin?, Treatment of Osteoporosis Saves Bones AND Lives, and MRSA in These United States
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Micafungin at doses of both 100 mg and 150 mg daily was non-inferior to caspofungin in the treatment of invasive candidiasis and there was no significant difference in outcomes when the two doses of micafungin were compared.
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In patients admitted to hospital with possible AMI, the consideration of both ST-segment elevation and depression in the standard 12 lead-ECG recording significantly increases the sensitivity for the detection of AMI with only a slight decrease in the specificity.