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...ften associated with these drugs are a substantial concern and that clinicians are slowly beginning to change their practice to reflect that concern," said Dr. Peter F. Buckley, lead investigator on the study and chair of the MCG Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior. Antipsychotics, such as clozapine...Antioxidant may have adverse effects in head and neck cancer patients
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...nce and Technology Division. PTSD is of particular concern to the U.S. Department of Defense because its effects can be debilitating. It develops after very traumatic or life-threatening events and can cause flashbacks, sleep problems and nightmares, as well as feelings of isolation and guilt. James Spira of...Bad outcomes related to, but not caused by, misdosing of clotbusters in heart attack patients
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...Dr. Gupta says kidney disease has become more of a concern for people living with HIV/AIDS since the beginning of the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). "Before HAART was available, we needed to help patients survive first. These other conditions, although of concern, took a back seat," Dr....Nation's leading researchers, scientists reveal findings at occupational therapy conference
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