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OK. Time for a pop quiz. Heres the scenario: While obtaining a peripheral venous blood sample from a patient with the AIDS virus, a 35-year-old phlebotomist is injured by a bloody 18-gauge needle attached to a syringe.
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Admittedly distracted by bioterrorism, public health officials are marshalling their forces to do battle with an old foe before it gets completely out of its cage. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is in the news too much for anyones good, spreading through communities and mutating into full-blown vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA).
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Health care workers who are currently rolling up their sleeves for smallpox vaccine should skip the local blood drives for a while, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises.
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A randomized, diet-controlled interventional study demonstrates that moderate alcohol consumption reduces plasma C-reactive protein and fibrinogen levels.
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The findings of this study, which are consistent with the results of studies in animals, as well as in vitro and epidemiologic dietary studies, suggest that current levels of vitamin A supplementation and food fortification in many Western countries may need to be reassessed.
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The metabolic syndrome affects more than 1 in 5 Americans and is increased substantially in Mexican Americans and by several modifiable lifestyle factors.
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Initiation of antihypertensive treatment involving ACE inhibitors in older subjects, particularly men, appears to lead to better outcomes than treatment with diuretic agents, despite similar reductions of blood pressure.
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Eletriptan is the newest triptan to be approved for the treatment of migraine headaches. It marks the seventh entry into this crowded market.
