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Awareness of Fatal Clozapine Side Effect Lacking
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A literature review suggests that many clinicians are unaware of a rare, but potentially fatal gastrointestinal hypomotility that can occur with clozapine use, according to a report by investigators in New Zealand. Reuters Health Information
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Chemotherapy After Gastric Cancer Surgery Remains Controversial
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Treatment with the combination of cisplatin, epirubicin, L-leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil, referred to as the PELF regimen, has little or no effect on overall or disease-free survival in patients with completely resected gastric cancer, Italian researchers report. Reuters Health Information
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Elevated AST, ALT Linked to Higher Future Mortality Rate
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Elevated liver enzymes discovered during routine medical care are associated with increased mortality risk over the subsequent decade, results of a study published in the March issue of Hepatology indicate. Reuters Health Information
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