January 2004
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Update on Drug-Resistant Pathogens: Mechanisms of Resistance, Emerging Strains, and |
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by Phyllis C. Braun, PhD, and John D. Zoidis, MD |
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Every year 160 million prescriptions for antibiotics are written in the United States, nearly 30 prescriptions per 100 persons. Probably half are inappropriate. |
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Asthma and Pregnancy |
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by Patricia Carroll, RRT, RN, BC, CEN, MS |
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Balancing the risk of medication with the benefit to the mother and fetus is crucial in managing patients with asthma who are pregnant. |
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Gerd and Asthma |
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by Mary Anne Gates, RCP |
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A significant percentage of people with asthma suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease. |
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