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Baxter issues Class I recall of infusion pumps
of chemotherapy drugs Credit: Bill Branson Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling some of its infusion pumps after receiving more than 3500...
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum Following Gastric Bypass Surgery
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a neutrophilic dermatosis that is a rare complication of surgery. Its diagnosis and treatment often are delayed in...
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Chlorpromazine-Induced Skin Pigmentation With Corneal and Lens Opacities
Chlorpromazine is known to cause abnormal oculocutaneous pigmentation in sun-exposed areas. We present the case of a psychiatric patient who...
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Congenital Candidiasis: An Uncommon Skin Eruption Presenting at Birth
We present the case of a preterm neonate who was born with respiratory distress and a papulovesicular rash that was diagnosed as congenital...
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Solitary Adult Myofibroma
Myofibromatosis can be classified based on its clinical presentation as either solitary infantile myofibroma, congenital multiple myofibromatosis...
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Using chromatin conformation data to classify leukemia
Chromatin conformation can guide the classification of leukemia, according to research published in Genome Biology. Investigators mapped the...
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FDA wants more information on cangrelor
Credit: Kevin MacKenzie The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter to The Medicines Company regarding its...
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Finding could aid treatment of Fanconi anemia
Credit: Tom Ellenberger Understanding the interaction between 2 genes may be the key to better treatment of Fanconi anemia, according to a paper...
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How bleomycin cuts cancer to pieces
Credit: Bill Branson The antitumor agent bleomycin can treat a range of cancers, but its disease-fighting properties have been poorly understood...