Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.
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The first monoclonal antibodies were made exclusively from mouse cells. Some are now fully human, which means they are likely to be safer and may be more effective than older monoclonal antibodies.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
The eukaryotic cell cycle
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Activation and Clonal Selection of a Helper T Cell