The American journal of medicine
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Influenza vaccination has been recommended for all elderly people in The Netherlands since 1996, with greater than 80% compliance. It is unknown, however, if the addition of another vaccine to this immunization program will affect compliance. ⋯ Introducing a pneumococcal vaccine to an existing influenza immunization program resulted in high pneumococcal and influenza vaccination rates. A wider diversity of patient characteristics and attitudes was present when neither vaccination was received.
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Editorial Comment
Helicobacter pylori and iron deficiency anemia: guilty as charged?
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Blood pressure increases transiently after a major earthquake, but the characteristics and the mechanism of this increase are unknown. ⋯ These elderly patients with hypertension had a substantial increase in blood pressure after a major earthquake; the increase was usually transient, except in patients who had microalbuminuria. The correlation with white-coat hypertension suggests that both phenomena are related to sympathetic activation.
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To evaluate the survival of patients with beta thalassemia and heart failure who were treated with iron chelation therapy. ⋯ The 5-year survival rate in patients with beta thalassemia with heart failure was greater than previously reported. There are clinical characteristics that may make patients more likely to develop left- or right-sided heart failure.