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Fifth person dies from anthrax
A 94 year old woman has become the fifth person in the United States to die from inhalational anthrax in recent weeks. The case has deepened the...
British Medical Journal, 12/01/01 by Deborah Josefson · More from publication -
Bacteria killer found in sweat
Researchers in Tubingen, Germany, have isolated a new antibiotic, dubbed dermcidin, which is secreted in sweat and may serve as a first line of...
British Medical Journal, 11/24/01 by Deborah Josefson · More from publication -
Toll of anthrax cases reaches 15
Concern about the anthrax outbreak is mounting in the United States after several new cases of both the cutaneous and inhaled forms of the disease...
British Medical Journal, 11/03/01 by Deborah Josefson · More from publication -
Cooling patients after cardiac arrest may prevent brain damage
Controlled hypothermia may reduce the neurological damage caused by cardiac arrest, but cooling needs to start rapidly to be feasible and...
British Medical Journal, 10/20/01 by Deborah Josefson · More from publication -
US fear of bioterrorism spreads as anthrax cases increase
Anxiety about anthrax was spreading in the United States this week after exposures to the bacterium in Florida, Nevada, Washington DC, and New York...
British Medical Journal, 10/20/01 by Deborah Josefson · More from publication -
Rapid treatment of acute HCV infection prevents progression
Rapid treatment of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with interferon may prevent progression to chronic infection, a new study has said....
British Medical Journal, 10/13/01 by Deborah Josefson · More from publication -
Infertility experts offer new hope to women having cancer treatment
Women of reproductive age who face cancer treatment with chemotherapy and radiation may be able to prevent premature menopause and preserve...
British Medical Journal, 10/06/01 by Deborah Josefson · More from publication -
FDA warns Merck over its promotion of rofecoxib
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the pharmaceutical company Merck for misrepresenting the safety of their...
British Medical Journal, 10/06/01 by Deborah Josefson · More from publication -
New heart attack test could reduce unnecessary admissions
Nearly all myocardial infarctions can be identified within 90 minutes by serially measuring the serum concentrations of three cardiac proteins, a...
British Medical Journal, 09/29/01 by Deborah Josefson · More from publication -
Applications to US medical schools fall for fourth year
Applications to medical schools in the United States have declined for the fourth consecutive year, according to a survey sponsored by the Liaison...
British Medical Journal, 09/15/01 by Deborah Josefson · More from publication
