AP - When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors \»need to be prepared to deal with families w [...]

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AP - The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin. [...]

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AP - Federal inspectors at U.S. border crossings repeatedly turned back filthy, disease-ridden shipments of peppers from Mexico in the months before a salmonella outbreak that sickened 1,400 people was finally traced to Mexican chilies. [...] [...]

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A number of e-mails and other internal Merck documents became fair game for analysis and critique when they became available as part of the discovery process of a civil suit involving the cardiovascular safety of Vioxx and this analysis is publishe [...]

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Patient Presentation
A 1-month-old female came to clinic for her follow-up evaluation.
She was known to have RhD isoimmunization that had required one blood transfusion and phototherapy for 5 days after birth at 38 weeks gestation.
She was seen [...]

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Patient, Presentation, 1-month-old, female, came, clinic, follow-up, evaluation.,
She, known, have, isoimmunization, that, required, blood, transfusion, phototherapy, days, after, birth, weeks, gestation.
She, seen, days, age,, breastfeeding, well,, past, birth, weight.,
Her, mother, reported, that, sleepier, than, other, children., infant, cried, easily, awoke, feed,, well, 20-30, minutes, then, generally, fell, back, sleep.,
She, problems, sucking,, stopping, feed,, sweating, color, changes, during, feeding., [...]