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The 12-lead ECG and lead II rhythm strip seen in the Figure was obtained from an unfortunate middle-aged dialysis patient with a dilated cardiomyopathy. He had missed his last dialysis treatment.
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The FDA has approved the second of two new antiretroviral agents from new drug classes. Raltegravir is the first integrase strand transfer inhibitor and follows closely on the approval of maraviroc, a CCR5 co-receptor antagonist.
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Withdrawal of statin therapy in acute ischemic stroke may lead to increases in death and disability.
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Circle the calendar now for the annual Contraceptive Technology conference. Sessions will be held March 6-8, 2008, in Boston, and April 3-5, 2008, in San Francisco.
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The richer nations of the world have stepped up their collective response to the global AIDS pandemic, with the number of HIV-positive people in low- and middle-income countries receiving treatment increasing from 400,000 to 2 million between 2003 and 2006.
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Good news: Recent research indicates that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil (Merck & Co.; Whitehouse Station, NJ) also provides about 40% cross-protection against other common oncogenic strains of HPV, in addition to its established strains.
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When payday rolls around in your office, are envelopes met with grins or grimaces? For providers in family planning, 2007 proved to bring fewer smiles on the salary scene.