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Aging and the HIV Patient: A Video Lecture With William Powderly, MD
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 29, 2008 Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: info
PBC: Personalise your Improvement with the No Delays...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 29, 2008 Source Type: info
Guidance on nominating a consultee for research involving...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 29, 2008 Source Type: info
Recognizing and Treating Excessive Sleepiness in Primary Care: Excessive Sleepiness and Comorbidities
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 29, 2008 Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: info
Humana Offers Members Gift Cards For Participating In Health Practices
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 29, 2008 Source Type: info
Dietary Fiber May Predict Stroke Severity and Outcome
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 29, 2008 Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: info
A Rare Day For Rare Disease - 29th February Is Celebrated As First European Rare Disease Day With UK Reception In The House Of Commons
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 29, 2008 Source Type: info
Conversant or clueless? Chlamydia-related knowledge and practice of general practitioners in Western Australia
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Source: BMC Family Practice - February 29, 2008 Authors: Meredith J Temple-Smith, Donna Mak, Jan Watson, Lisa Bastian, Anthony Smith and Marian Pitts Source Type: info
Review Finds SSRIs Modestly Effective in Short-Term Treatment of OCD
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 28, 2008 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: info
What is the evidence that vitamin supplements delay the progression of wet age related macular degeneration?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 28, 2008 Tags: Eye health Later life Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
HIMSS Expands Davies Awards Of Excellence To Recognize Community Health Organizations
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 28, 2008 Source Type: info
Is it safe to fly following a recent head injury (loss of consciousness)?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 28, 2008 Tags: Neurological disease Patient Support Source Type: info
ACIP Withdraws Preference for ProQuad Vaccine Due to Seizures
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 28, 2008 Tags: Medical News Source Type: info
Tysabri May Cause Significant Liver Injury
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 27, 2008 Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: info
Emotional Distress Persists After Stroke
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 27, 2008 Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: info
Woman With an Acute Onset of Nausea and Vomiting
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 27, 2008 Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: info
GAO To Investigate Whether FDA Has Adequate Resources
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Are there any evidence based contraindications to exercise?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 27, 2008 Tags: Cardiovascular disease Causes Risks and Prevention Source Type: info
Using CBT and Switching Antidepressants in Refractory Adolescent Depression
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 27, 2008 Tags: Medical News Source Type: info
Preventive effects of Pueraria mirifica on bone loss in ovariectomized rats.
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Source: Maturitas - February 27, 2008 Authors: Urasopon N, Hamada Y, Cherdshewasart W, Malaivijitnond S Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
Metabolic activation promotes estrogenic activity of the phytoestrogen-rich plant.
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Source: Maturitas - February 27, 2008 Authors: Cherdshewasart W, Sriwatcharakul S Tags: Maturitas Source Type: info
Exclusive: PCTs raid own funds to build 'unnecessary' polyclinics
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - February 26, 2008 Source Type: info
Our son's hidden world: Living with a child with autism
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Source: the Mail online | Women - February 26, 2008 Source Type: info
Don't ignore your child's growing pains - it could be arthritis
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Source: the Mail online | Women - February 26, 2008 Source Type: info
Thousands Of Ineligible People Might Be Enrolled In Washington, D.C., No-Cost Health Care Program, According To Draft Audit Report
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 26, 2008 Source Type: info
Recent Trend Of Growing US Disparities In Health Not Inevitable, Study Finds
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 26, 2008 Source Type: info
Record Numbers Retire On 1 Million Pounds NHS Pension Pots, UK
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 26, 2008 Source Type: info
Cyclophosphamide for RA Associated with Higher Risk for Hematologic Cancers
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 26, 2008 Tags: Medical News Source Type: info
In perfect health, the baby doctors said would be born deaf and blind ...and live only a few hours
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Source: the Mail online | Women - February 25, 2008 Source Type: info
Can any mother REALLY trust her baby scans?
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Source: the Mail online | Women - February 25, 2008 Source Type: info
Highlights of the 10th Annual Conference of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 25, 2008 Tags: Nursing Source Type: info
What are the recommended ages for measuring head circumference in normally developing children?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 25, 2008 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Child health Source Type: info
NHS - Buildings First? Or Patients First?
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 25, 2008 Source Type: info
A Reader and Author Respond to "ePatients: Engaging Patients in Their Own Care"
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 25, 2008 Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: info
New Patient-Safety Project At Rush Receives Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute Award
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 25, 2008 Source Type: info
Natriuretic peptide vs. clinical information for diagnosis of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in primary care
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Source: BMC Family Practice - February 25, 2008 Authors: Janka Koschack, Martin Scherer, Claus Luers, Michael M Kochen, Dirk Wetzel, Sybille Kleta, Claudia Pouwels, Rolf Wachter, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Burkert Pieske and Lutz Binder Source Type: info
Hospitals can't 'manipulate' waiting times through Choose and Book
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - February 24, 2008 Source Type: info
National Water Management Challenges Lecture Feb. 27
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 23, 2008 Source Type: info
New York Times Examines Practice Of Some Britons To Pay Out-of-Pocket For Care Not Covered By National Health Service
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
CDC State Preparedness Report Highlights Progress And Challenges, USA
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Patients' Relatives Are Ignored By The Spanish Health System, Suffer Emotional Stress
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Government Continues To Waste Money On Private Treatment Centres, Says BMA, UK
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Moderate Aerobic Fitness Levels May Cut Stroke Risk
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Source: MedicineNet Mens Health General - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Patients want extended hours, says Gordon Brown
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - February 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Testicular torsion
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Clinical Articles - February 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Obama Wins Wisconsin Primary, Hawaii Caucuses; McCain Wins Wisconsin, Washington State Primaries
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Arrests, Trials Of Suspected HIV-Positive Men In Egypt Undermining Prevention Efforts, Violating Human Rights, Advocacy Groups Say
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Source: Men's health News From Medical News Today - February 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Which tools are best for assessment of mental health status and are quick and easy to use in general practice when patients attend for an unrelated problem eg dressings
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 21, 2008 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Mental health Source Type: info
DoH pilots support for GPs suffering mental illness or addictions
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - February 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Postpartum Depression More Likely In African-American And Low-Income Women
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Is it safe to prescribe Sildenafil to a patient in his thirties who has survived a subarachnoid haemorrhage, and who has an intravascular coil in situ?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 21, 2008 Tags: Cardiovascular disease Genitourinary - male Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
The Changing CME Environment: An Expert Interview With Dion Richetti, DC
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 20, 2008 Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: info
Paradoxical NREMS Distribution in "Pure" Chronic Fatigue...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 20, 2008 Source Type: info
Rich protein baby diet boosts IQ levels later in life
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Source: the Mail online | Women - February 20, 2008 Source Type: info
AP/Washington Times Examines Effects Of New Rule On Medicare Hospital Reimbursements For Preventable Conditions
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 20, 2008 Source Type: info
British Patients Benefit From Shared Approaches To Best Practices
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 20, 2008 Source Type: info
Members Of The Public To Be Encouraged By Pharmacists To Report Suspected Side Effects Of Medicines, UK
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 20, 2008 Source Type: info
Male Exposure To Toxins Could Harm Generations Of Offspring, Link To Infertility
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Source: Men's health News From Medical News Today - February 20, 2008 Source Type: info
How Can Pharmacists Prescribe Medications?
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Source: As We See It: Voices From the AAFP - February 19, 2008 Source Type: info
Caesarean mother left in agony after hospital leaves swab inside her
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Source: the Mail online | Women - February 19, 2008 Source Type: info
Can migraine cause changes in the white matter of the brain?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 19, 2008 Tags: Assessment and Diagnosis Causes Risks and Prevention Neurological disease Source Type: info
Smoke Exposure Linked to Younger Age at Colon Cancer Diagnosis
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Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 19, 2008 Source Type: info
Psychosocial Interventions for Bipolar Disorder: A Review of Literature and Introduction of the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 19, 2008 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: info
Is there any evidence that weight gain in anorexia nervosa is essential for recovery?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 19, 2008 Tags: Mental health Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
FDA Proposes Guidance For Dissemination Of Information On Unapproved Uses Of Medical Products
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 19, 2008 Source Type: info
Link Between Oceans, Coasts And Your Health: Reducing Risks And Reaping Rewards
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Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 19, 2008 Source Type: info
Call for medical students to sit a national licensing exam
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Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - February 18, 2008 Source Type: info
People With Chronic Pain Twice as Likely to Smoke Cigarettes
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 18, 2008 Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: info
Fentanyl Buccal Tablets Safe, Well Tolerated in Cancer Patients
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Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - February 18, 2008 Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: info
Probiotics Should Not Be Given to Patients With Severe Acute Pancreatitis
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Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 18, 2008 Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: info
Suicide rates in young men in England and Wales in the 21st...
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Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - February 18, 2008 Source Type: info
Are there any controlled trials comparing the efficacy of the coconut-based "Lice Attack" topical application for head lice with the usual chemical based treatments?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 18, 2008 Tags: Skin disorders Treatment and Disease Management Source Type: info
In a women who has had a recent total abdominal hysterectomy, should HRT be prescribed to prevent effects on her BMD?
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Source: NLH Question Answering Service - February 18, 2008 Tags: Causes Risks and Prevention Musculoskeletal disease Treatment and Disease Management Women ' s health Source Type: info
What evidence if there for using Zomig nasal spray, every day for cluster headache?
