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The 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation clarify previous recommendations for anticoagulation to prevent other thromboembolic events.
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In ACS patients without persistent ST-segment elevation, there is a strong, consistent, temporal, and dose-related association between bleeding and death.
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In the United States during 2002, asthma accounted for 12.7 million physician visits; 1.9 million emergency department (ED) visits; 484,000 hospitalizations; and 4,261 deaths. The prevalence of asthma in our society has led it to be the eleventh most common diagnosis in the ED. The direct and indirect costs of the disease are estimated to exceed $14 billion annually in the United States alone.
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A 6-year retrospective study shows that 45% of Medicare patients with state-funded drug benefits who initiate a medication for osteoporosis do not continue to take it as prescribed one year later and 52% are no longer compliant 5-years later.
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The FDA has approved a cfc-free levalbuterol aerosol inhaler for the treatment of asthma. Levalbuterol is the active isomer of albuterol and has been available in a nebulized solution for many years. This new formulation is marketed by Sepracor as Xopenex HFA.
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Tretinoin solution helps heal diabetic foot ulcers.
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Metabolic syndrome is common and is associated with an increased risk for CVD and T2DM in both sexes.
