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The Line-Up

A rundown of the top guns of the local pharmaceutical industry. [More]

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In Focus

Shape Shifting

The pharmaceutical landscape shifts way more frequently than the earth's fault lines. This, Dr. Lucio Victor Jr., is what makes the industry dynamic--and exciting. [More]

Specialty Highlights

Eprosartan Offers Cardio Protection

Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Brian Rayner talks about the unique, dual mode of action of the "fourth-generation" ARB eprosartan. [More]

Keeping Nosocomial Infections at Bay

Infection Control. Dr. Victor Rosenthal discusses the importance of hand washing and closed infusion systems in warding off nosocomial infection. [More]

Safety in Blood-Volume Therapy

Surgery. Are there be benefits, asks Professor Jean-Francois Baron, to following traditionally determined transfusion triggers, or do they need a closer look? [More]

Allergology	Anesthesiology	Cardiology	Dermatology
Endocrinology	Gastroenterology	Geriatrics	Hematology
Immunology	Infectious Diseases	Nephrology	Neurology
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Oncology	Ophthalmology	Orthopedics
Otorhinolaryngology	Pediatrics	Psychiatry	Pulmonology
Rheumatology	Surgery	Toxicology	Urology

WET, WILD, and WEAK

More than assisting in the delivery of babies, midwives have the responsibility to improve the health of the people of the community, particularly mothers and children. And during the rainy season, children are particularly prone to suffering from diseases that can be traced to water quality. Diarrhea and leptospirosis are just two of these problems�and we all need to exert the effort to protect kids from water-borne diseases.

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