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Genetic Testing Helps Tailor Efavirenz Dose in HIV-Infected Patients
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Certain patients with HIV infection who are carriers of cytochrome P450 2B6 6* and *26 can successfully reduce their efavirenz dose to diminish adverse effects but still maintain high plasma concentrations of the drug, Japanese researchers report in the November 1st issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Genetic Polymorphism Linked With Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia
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A genetic polymorphism in the gene encoding beta1-adrenergic receptors (ADRB1) is associated with mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease, according to a report in the April 14th Archives of Internal Medicine. Reuters Health Information
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Somatosensory Neurons May Play Role in Tinnitus Pathogenesis
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Dorsal cochlear nucleus responses to trigeminal stimulation increase after noise-induced hearing loss, suggesting that somatosensory neurons may play a role in the pathogenesis of tinnitus, according to the findings of a guinea pig study. Reuters Health Information
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Nuclear Medicine Tests Hit by Canadian Reactor Shutdown
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Hundreds of thousands of medical tests worldwide were in jeopardy on Wednesday after a key maker of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine said its Canadian reactor would be out of commission longer than expected. Reuters Health Information
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