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... he says, "because we can now avoid having to give multiple medications, which avoids toxicity of drug interactions and it's much less costly." The most common alternate method of preventing pneumocystis carinii is called aerosolized pentamidine. Kazanjian says this regimen is much more expensive than treatm...Benefits Of Annual Mammography Outweigh Radiation Risks Of Cancer
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