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- Exposure Assessment in the National Children's Study: Introduction
- Smoking and Prognosis In Women With Breast Cancer
- Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-examination: Knowledge and Attitudes of Adolescent Swedish Men
- Outbreak of Travel-Related Pontiac Fever Among Hotel Guests Illustrating the Need for Better Diagnostic Tests
- Evaluation of a Quadrivalent Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella Vaccine in Healthy Children
- Metabolic Issues in the Management of Bipolar Disorder: Focus on Weight Gain
- Laboratory Exposures to Brucellae and Implications for Bioterrorism
- We Can Eradicate the Global Scourge of Tobacco
- Is the Global Rise of Asthma an Early Impact of Anthropogenic Climate Change?
- Monthly Summaries of Nursing Research: August 2005
- Smoking in Contemporary American Cinema
- The Neurodevelopmental Consequences of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
- Case Study: Before He Wakes
- Preventable Measles Among U.S. Residents, 2001-2004
- American Heart and American Stroke Associations Endorse New Stroke Rehabilitation Guidelines
- FDA Safety Labeling Changes: Activella, Duramorph PF, Nutropin
- First Response at Hurricane Katrina: A Newsmaker Interview With Max Brito, MD, FACP
- Shigella Flexneri Serotype 3 Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men - Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2004
- Evolution of H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses in Asia
- The Role of Public Health in Mental Health Promotion
- Hand Sanitizer Gel May Reduce Risk of GI Illness Within Families With Children in Day Care
- The Case for Prevention Research
- Hand Sanitizer Gel May Reduce Risk of GI Illness Within Families With Children in Day Care
- Parental Behavior May Influence Preschoolers to View Smoking and Drinking as Appropriate
- American Mania: When More Is Not Enough
- International Approvals: Taxus Liberté, HIFU Ablation System, EP-4
- NovoLog Packaging Changed to Reduce Dispensing Errors
- Community Health Centers Respond to Hurricane Katrina
- Hurricane Katrina Response and Guidance for Health-Care Providers, Relief Workers, and Shelter Operators
- Pedometers As a Means to Increase Ambulatory Activity for Patients Seen at a Family Medicine Clinic
- Local Variations in CO and Particulate Air Pollution and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Pharmacists, October 2005
- Adolescent Illicit Drug Use -- Understanding and Addressing the Problem
- Research Lost in Katrina Flood: A Newsmaker Interview With Paul K. Whelton, MD, PhD
- International Approvals: DuraSeal Xact, Perimount, Twinject
- Name Similarities With Toprol Results in Medication Errors
- Societal and Workplace Consequences of Insomnia, Sleepiness, and Fatigue
- Hurricane Katrina Creates Public Health Crisis on U.S. Gulf Coast: Health, Medical Workers Responding
- Successful CDC Verb Campaign in Danger of Losing Funding: Budget Cuts Likely
- Certain Pregnancy Complications Linked to Subsequent Risk of Stroke
- Strattera Linked to Risk of Suicidal Thinking in Pediatric Patients
- Leadership and Comprehensive Plan Needed to Protect Against Importation Of Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism Agents at U.S. Ports of Entry, Says New Report
- American Heart Association Updates Dietary Guidelines for Children
- Vibrio Illnesses After Hurricane Katrina - Multiple States, August-September 2005
- Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Aged 50-64 Years Enrolled in Commercial Managed Health-Care Plans United States, 2003-04 and 2004-05 Influenza Seasons
- Competitive Foods and Beverages Available for Purchase in Secondary Schools - Selected Sites, United States, 2004
- Antimicrobial Drug Resistance: Prediction Is Very Difficult, Especially About the Future
- Menactra May be Linked to Cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- CDC Updates 2001 Guideline on HIV Prophylaxis Following Occupational Exposure
- ACP Finds Insufficient Evidence to Recommend for or Against Hemochromatosis Screening
- Infectious Disease and Dermatologic Conditions in Evacuees and Rescue Workers After Hurricane Katrina - Multiple States, August-September, 2005
- Use of Dietary Supplements Containing Folic Acid Among Women of Childbearing Age - United States, 2005
- FDA Safety Labeling Changes: Raptiva and Xeloda
- High Normal Fasting Blood Glucose May Be a Risk Factor for Diabetes in Men
- Buprenorphine May Be Helpful for Treating Teen Opioid Abuse
- Nurses, September 2005
- Barriers to Children Walking to or from School - United States, 2004
- International Walk to School Week - October 3-7, 2005
- The Meaning of Race in Healthcare and Research -- Part 2. Current Controversies and Emerging Research
- Evolution of H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses in Asia
- Viewpoint: Cell Phones -- Hazards at the Wheel
- Physician-Patient Telephone Calls May Give Rise to Medical Communication Errors
- Red Meat May Be Linked to Pancreatic Cancer
- Vancomycin and Home Health Care
- Physician-Patient Telephone Calls May Give Rise to Medical Communication Errors
- Pulse Pressure May Be the Best Predictor of Cardiovascular Mortality
- Trends in Leisure-Time Physical Inactivity by Age, Sex, and Race-Ethnicity - United States, 1994-2004
- Psychosocial Interventions in Early Psychosis: An Expert Interview With Jean M. Addington, PhD
- Reduction in Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Among Patients in Intensive Care Units - Pennsylvania, April 2001-March 2005
- Clustering of Fast-Food Restaurants Around Schools:A Novel Application of Spatial Statistics to the Studyof Food Environments
- QuickStats: Rate of Hospitalizations for Pertussis Among Infants Aged
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome Among Recipients of Menactra Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine - United States, June-July 2005
- Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Potentially PreventableReadmissions: The Case of Diabetes
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Revises Adult Immunization Recommendations
- Highlights From MMWR: Epilepsy Linked to Lower Quality of Life and More
- FDA Warns of Inadvertent Unit Switching on Blood Glucose Meters
- New Vapotherm Disinfection Protocol May Be Ineffective
- Growth Hormone Deemed Illegal for Off-Label Antiaging Use
- Cuts to Public Health Preparedness Could Hinder Readiness, Capacity: Hurricanes Underscore Need for Funding
- Single-Visit Cervical Cancer Screening May Be Feasible in Low Resource Areas
- International Approvals: Urgent PC, Zenith, GeoForm
- Detection of Minor Populations of Drug-Resistant HIV-1 in Acute Seroconverters
- Progress Toward Global Eradication of Dracunculiasis, January 2004-July 2005
- After Shortage, Public Health Gears Up for Flu Season: CDC Releases Vaccination Guidelines; Workers Predict Challenges
- Improved Medical Technology Could Affect Health, Lower Cost
- Prenatal Alcohol Exposure May Decrease Infant's Visual Acuity
- Clinical Practice Guidelines and Healthcare Decisions: Credibility Gaps and Unfulfilled Promises?
- Terrorism and Disaster - What Clinicians Need to Know: Emergency Mental Health After a Suicide Bombing
- Immigration Pediatrics
- Reduced Carbohydrate Intake May Lower Cardiovascular Risk
- An Added Value of Rapid Testing: Improved Quality of Care
- FDA Safety Labeling Changes: Geodon, Premarin, AndroGel
- Low-Dose Antioxidants May Lower All-Cause Mortality in Men
- Long-Term NSAIDs May Not Be Useful for Osteoarthritis
- Race and Class, Considerations for Care After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: An Expert Interview With Dr. Neil Altman
- Simplification of HAART -- Lessons From Developing Countries
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Lower Extremity Disease Among Persons Aged 40 Years and Older With and Without Diabetes - United States, 1999-2002
- Increased Muscular Strength May Decrease Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
- Increased Muscular Strength May Decrease Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
