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After the Sept. 11 attacks and the anthrax scare, psychiatrists are seeing exacerbated or recurrent PTSD in existing patients and trauma-related...
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Although poor energy, hypersomnia, amotivation, irritability, and frustration often suggest a depressive disorder or chemical dependency, these...
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Recent advances point to a defect in granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) as a cause of this disease. New treatments are...
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Recent trials addressed whether there are clinical differences among these drugs, whether their empiric use is justified in acute coronary...
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Harvey MA, Baker K, Wells GA. Tolterodine versus oxybutynin in the treatment of urge urinary incontinence: a meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol...