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Malaria in the United States

Malaria was reported to the cdc to have occurred in 1278 individuals in the United States in 2003, a 4.4% decrease from 2002. Seven cases were fatal.

Fosfomycin for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections

Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are the most frequent bacterial infections in women, as evidenced by lifetime risks in excess of 50%.

Pharmacology Watch: Antibiotic Treatment of Acute Lower Respiratory Infection

What to do with the Cox-2s; Can Mucomyst Prevent CIN?; Benzodiazepines and Medicare Coverage; FDA Actions

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Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cancer

By Barbara A. Phillips, MD, MSPH Professor of Medicine, University of Kentucky; Director, Sleep Disorders Center, Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, KY Dr. Phillips serves on the speakers bureau of Cephalon, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck, ResMed, and GlaxoSmithKline and is a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, Wyeth-Ayerst, and ResMed. Synopsis: There was no overall effect of 100 mg aspirin every other day on total cancer among nearly 40,000 women randomized to aspirin or placebo and followed for an average of 10 years.

Clinical Briefs

Vitamin E and Donepezil for the Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment Foot Small Muscle Atrophy Before the Detection of Clinical Neuropathy Statins and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Etiology of Elevated Troponin Levels Other Than in Acute Coronary Syndromes

By Harold L. Karpman, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine Dr. Karpman reports no financial relationship to this field of study.

Autonomic Peripheral Neuropathy

By Norm Latov, MD Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience and Director of the Peripheral Neuropathy Center at Weill Medical College at Cornell University. Dr. Latov is a consultant for Quest Diagnostics and Talecris Inc., is a stockholder of Therapath LLC, and has royalties in Athena Diagnostics. Synopsis: The availability of sensitive and reproducible measures of autonomic function has improved physicians ability to diagnose these disorders.

Pharmacology Update Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injection (depo-subQ provera 104)

By William T. Elliott, MD, FACP, and James Chan, PhD, PharmD Dr. Elliott is Chair, Formulary Committee, Northern California Kaiser Permanente; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Dr. Chan is Pharmacy Quality and Outcomes Manager, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA. Drs. Chan and Elliott report no financial relationships to this field of study.

Treatment of Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infection

The treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis is divided into an initial phase of four drugs for two months.