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Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality, and have substantial economic consequences.
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Testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers that affects men in their third and fourth decade of life; however, in absolute numbers, it is relatively uncommon.
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What is the role of raloxifene for the treatment of osteoporosis and breast cancer prevention? Raloxifene is a selective estrogen-receptor modulator similar to tamoxifen.
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Infection control professionals are facing an unprecedented wave of legislative and regulatory activity as individual states and federal agencies move beyond demands for data disclosure and actually threaten to dictate clinical practice.
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The limited consideration for treating patients outside of hospitals and the lack of guidance to nonhospital health care providers is the "greatest weakness" of the federal government's pandemic influenza plan, a leading physician group charges.
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Planning and effective delivery of care in outpatient settings is critical to the nation's pandemic flu preparedness, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) states. Though a physician's group recently questioned the adequacy of HHS planning for nonhospital settings, the HHS does have some guidance for outpatient care.
