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Parkinson's patients with daytime sleepiness should drive with a companion.
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An orally active kinase inhibitor is available for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia who are intolerant or resistant to prior therapy with imatinib.
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The ECG image in the article was obtained from a middle-aged woman with shortness of breath. She is a long-time heavy smoker.
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Osteoporosis is defined as a skeletal disorder characterized by a decline in bone strength leading to enhanced risk of fracture.
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Several important papers have been published in the last 2 months, none more important than the realization that breast cancer rates have dropped precipitously since the publication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in 2002.
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In a multicenter international open-label study, patients with proven or probable invasive aspergillosis (IA) that was refractory to standard antifungal therapy or who were intolerant to such therapy were treated with posaconazole in a total daily amount of 800 mg administered in divided doses.
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Pronovost and colleagues conducted a multi-hospital cohort study aimed at reducing the rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) in ICUs. The intervention focused on increasing adherence to evidence-based CDC recommendations for catheter insertion.
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Male sexual partners of women with vaginal trichomoniasis were tested, using urethral and urine culture, as well as urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR), for evidence of infection with this flagellated protozoan.
