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Data supporting associations of subclinical thyroid disease with symptoms or adverse clinical outcomes or benefits of treatment are few.
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Kiefer D. Echinacea: An update on the popular cold cure. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(4):41-44.
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O'Mathuna DP. Melatonin for jet lag. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(4):44-47.
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Many therapeutic options now are available to prevent and treat osteoporosis, and consist of non-drug and drug or hormonal therapy. In just one decade, osteoporosis has been transformed from a disorder considered to be an inevitable and irreversible consequence of aging to a disorder in which there now is true therapeutic optimism. This article discusses the definition, epidemiology, and different causes of osteoporosis. Diagnostic studies, including bone densitometry, are reviewed as well as the various therapies.
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The E. coli geneticists are working on ways to facilitate rapid diagnosis, and in time, to purge eae positive strains from bovine reservoirs.
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The following is a summary of selected abstracts from 3 meetings. The 43rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) met in Chicago September 14-17, 2003. The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) met in San Diego October 9-12, 2003. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene met in Philadelphia December 3-7, 2003.
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Multivitamins delay progression to AIDS; Tenofovir Decreases Atazanavir Levels; Breakthrough Chickenpox in Vaccinated Kids; Find the VRSA in the MRSA: Get an Etest!
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Cognitive Effects of Estrogen Therapy; Vitamin Therapy and Restenosis; Echinacea and the Common Cold; Effects of Paxil in Children Under 18; FDA Actions.