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- Ketamine for Conscious Sedation in Pediatric Emergency Care
- Documenting Drug-Related Problems With Personal Digital Assistants in a Multisite Health System
- Ringer's Lactate May Be Equivalent to Colloid for Moderate Dengue Shock Syndrome in Children
- Zoledronic Acid May Be Better Than Risedronate for Paget's Disease
- Three Drugs May Beat Two in Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Amlodipine-Based Regimen Better Than Atenolol for Hypertension
- Expert Clinical Decision Support Systems to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
- Should All Diabetic Patients Receive Aspirin? Results From Recent Trials
- Pharmacy and Medicine: Different Workforce Strategies Driving Expansion in Educational Systems
- Debating Induction Therapy in Renal Transplantation: Antilymphocyte Antibodies vs Anti-Interleukin-2 Monoclonal Antibodies
- Blood Pressure Lowering May Reduce White Matter Hyperintensities in Stroke Patients
- Gabapentin May Control Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer
- Clopidogrel Pretreatment May Reduce Death, MI, or Stroke After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Highlights From MMWR: Hurricane Katrina Guidelines for Responders and More
- Ask the Expert on ... Osmolarity for Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition Formulas
- Dopamine Agonists May Be Implicated in Pathological Gambling
- Patients With Diabetes Enrolled in Medicare HMOs More Likely to Use Oral Medications
- Solifenacin Appears More Effective Than Tolterodine ER in Reducing Incontinence
- Second-Generation Antidepressants May Have Comparable Efficacy
- Infectious Diseases: September 30, 2005
- Direct and Indirect Effects of Routine Vaccination of Children With 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease - United States, 1998-2003
- Amlodipine Besylate Versus Candesartan Cilexetil in Hypertensive Patients -- Office and Self-Measured Blood Pressure
- Single-Dose Azithromycin May Be as Effective for Syphilis as IM Penicillin G Benzathine
- Olanzapine May Be the Most Tolerable Atypical Antipsychotic for Schizophrenia Treatment
- Prednisone-Free Maintenance Immunosuppression -- A 5-Year Experience
- Improving Clinical Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- International Approvals: Tarceva, Cipralex, Keppra
- Safety and Tolerability of Acarbose in the Treatment of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- FDA Safety Labeling Changes: Hectorol, Mevacor, Pulmicort Respules
- Moving Beyond Positive Symptoms: The Importance of Addressing Cognitive and Affective Symptoms in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
- Colchicine May Decrease Recurrent Pericarditis
- Statins May Reduce Fracture Risk
- Drotrecogin Alfa May Not Benefit Patients With Sepsis and Low Risk of Death
- Vasodilator Therapy May Not Benefit Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Regurgitation
- Drotrecogin Alfa May Not Benefit Patients With Sepsis and Low Risk of Death
- The Last Chance for Comfort: An Update on Pain Management at the End of Life
- Assessment and Management of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
- Vitamins C and E, Magnesium and Zinc May Reduce Microalbuminuria in Type 2 Diabetes
- Metformin May Be Safer Than Sulfonylureas in Patients With Diabetes and Heart Failure
- Effects of Eplerenone Versus Losartan in Patients With Low-Renin Hypertension
- Use of New CPT Codes Depends on Practice Arrangement
- Buprenorphine May Be Helpful for Treating Teen Opioid Abuse
- Fluoroquinolone Therapy for Uncomplicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections
- What Are Pharmacists, and What Do They Do?
- Counseling Patients on the New Medicare Drug Plan
- Buprenorphine May Be Helpful for Treating Teen Opioid Abuse
- Nateglinide Current and Future Role in the Treatment of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Hepatocellular Enzyme Elevations in a Patient Receiving Ceftriaxone
- Viewpoint: Cholinesterase Inhibitors: A Weak Therapy for a Terrible Disease
- Management Strategies of Dyslipidemia in the Elderly: 2005
- Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: A Newsmaker Interview With Mark H. Stoler, MD
- Telithromycin May Be as Effective as Clarithromycin for Chronic Bronchitis
- Acellular Pertussis Vaccine May Be Safe, Effective
- New Options for Treating Dysglycemia and Dyslipidemia in Type 2 Diabetes: An Expert Interview With Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD
- Melatonin May Reduce the Pain of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- High-Dose Ziprasidone May Improve Treatment Adherence
- Evidence Suggests Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism
- COPD, September 2005
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States
- Trastuzumab May Prompt Change in Practice Recommendations for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
- Vancomycin Trough Levels
- Trastuzumab May Prompt Change in Practice Recommendations for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
- Infliximab May Be Safe and Effective for Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
- Enalapril Suppresses Ventricular Remodeling More Effectively Than Losartan in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
- A Lower Dose of Botulinum Toxin A May Be Indicated for Axillary Hyperhidrosis
- A Lower Dose of Botulinum Toxin A May Be Indicated for Axillary Hyperhidrosis
- Bladder Cancer: Current Optimal Intravesical Treatment
- Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: First Open Prospective Multicenter Study of Bosentan Therapy
- Pediatrics, October 2005
- Bupropion and Escitalopram Provide Similar Relief in Depressed Patients
- Any Science Behind the Hype of 'Natural' Dietary Supplements?
- Hydrochlorothiazide-Induced Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema: An Underrecognized Yet Serious Adverse Drug Reaction
- Classification and Treatment of Urticaria: A Brief Review
- Insulin Infusion Protocol for Critical Care Units
- Early Discharge Feasible Following Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Transradial Stent Implantation Under Platelet Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa Receptor Blockade: the AGGRASTENT Trial
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Occurs in Nonobese Patients
- Nasal Steroids, H1 Blockers Should Be Used for Asthma
- Adalimumab Linked to Maintenance of Remission in Responders With Crohn's Disease
- Benefit of Clopidogrel for STEMI May Favor Routine Use
- Sildenafil May Be Effective for Raynaud's Phenomenon
- Laxatives, Acidophilus, and Simethicone May Improve Partial Bowel Obstruction
- Prolonged Bottle Feeding, Mexican Descent May Increase Risk for Iron Deficiency
- Prolonged Bottle Feeding, Mexican Descent May Increase Risk for Iron Deficiency
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in the Adolescent Patient: Recommendations for Practice
- Lanthanum Appears Useful, Safe for Long-Term Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in ESRD
- Combining Lifestyle Modifications and Diet Pills May Help Weight Loss
- Rimonabant May Be Helpful for Weight Loss
- Sildenafil May Be Helpful for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Fibrin Sealant for Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernioplasty Mesh Fixation May Be Beneficial
- Etanercept Injection Site Reaction
- Sildenafil May Be Helpful for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Acetylcysteine May Be Helpful for Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors May Increase Risk of Abnormal Bleeding
- Mycophenolate May Be Better Than Cyclophosphamide in Inducing Remission for Lupus Nephritis
- New Uses for "Useless" Courses: A Recent Pharmacy Grad Looks Back
- Predictors of Selecting Atomoxetine Therapy for Children With Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
- Management of Anticoagulation Therapy for Invasive Procedures
- Sensitivity of Over-the-Counter Pregnancy Tests: Comparison of Utility and Marketing Messages
- Fentanyl Patches May Be Helpful for Strong-Opioid Naive Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
- In the Elderly, Conventional Antipsychotics May Be Associated With Increased Mortality
