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| | Appendix II: Prophylactic Mastectomy |
 | | Women considering prophylactic mastectomy should be carefully counseled about breast cancer risk, morbidity and mortality, the long term medical and psychological consequences of surgery, and alternatives to surgery. | | | A specific level of risk sufficient to justify prophylactic mastectomy cannot be set. | | | The use of any prevention strategy such as prophylactic mastectomy depends on 1) identifying the individual at high-risk, and 2) demonstrated efficacy of the intervention. |
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| | Prophylactic antibiotics in children |
| | Table 2 details the circumstances under which site-specific prophylactic antibiotic therapy should be considered, the antibiotic(s) of choice and specific recommendations in some instances. | | | Some of the changes are the result of clinical trials, while others were in response to concerns related to the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. | | | Antibiotics can penetrate the affected body site in effective concentrations. |
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| | Prophylactic - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
| | A prophylactic is also a drug or device, particularly a condom, for preventing pregnancy. | | | A prophylactic is a medication or a treatment designed and used to prevent a disease from occurring. | | | Prophylactic - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
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| | prophylactic - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | prophylactic : Webster's 1828 Dictionary [ home, info ] | | | Phrases that include prophylactic : prophylactic device, prophylactic cranial irradiation, prophylactic mastectomy, prophylactic membrane, prophylactic treatment, more... | | | Prophylactic : MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary [ home, info ] |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Lung cancer - small cell |
| | Some patients with limited stage disease may need radiation to the entire brain after they have completed chemotherapy and radiation to the chest. | | | For additional information and resources, see cancer support group. | | | This is known as prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI). |
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| | Advanced Prophylactic Filter |
| | Although we will continue to use our own prophylactic (which we trust), we decided not to expend additional time and resources offering our filter to the public. | | | Shortly after the creation of our Advanced Prophylactic Filter, Microsoft released their own similar and effectively equivalent "prophylactic" for their IIS web server. | | | Gibson Research Corporation is owned and operated by Steve Gibson. |
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| | Dictionary.com/prophylactic |
| | : something (as a medicinal preparation) that is prophylactic; especially : a device and especially a condom for preventing venereal infection or conception | | | A prophylactic agent, device, or measure, such as a vaccine or drug. | | | Acting to defend against or prevent something, especially disease; protective. |
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| | Disease Category Listing (139): Sepsis and Septicemia |
| | A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine if administration of a new study drug helps in treating babies with Enteroviral Sepsis Syndrome. | | | Prophylactic Heparin during Xigris® [Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated)] Treatment of High-Risk Severe Sepsis |
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| | HealthScout-Consumer Health News, Information and Resources Updated Daily-Cancer-Prophylactic Mastectomies Reduce ... |
| | He notes, "The decision to undergo genetic testing or have prophylactic breast surgery is a highly personal one that should be discussed with a clinician trained in counseling patients about the risks and benefits of each preventive option." | | | In this study, researchers followed 483 women with one or both of the mutations. | | | Study author Timothy R. Rebbeck, Ph.D., from the University of Pennsylvania, notes more study needs to be done to refine estimates of risk for women in specific situations. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament |
| | Just as material food banishes minor bodily weaknesses and preserves man's physical strength from being impaired, so does this food of our souls remove our lesser spiritual ailments and preserve us from spiritual death. | | | As a union based upon love, the Holy Eucharist cleanses with its purifying flame the smallest stains which adhere to the soul, and at the same time serves as an effective prophylactic against grievous sin. |
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| | feverfew as prophylactic treatment of migraine", British Medical Journal |
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| | Circumcision in the United States |
| | These results suggest a reexamination of the prevailing wisdom regarding the prophylactic effect of circumcision. | | | While we have no means of independently verifying respondents' reports, we control for education in all of our models, a variable that should significantly impact knowledge of circumcision status. | | | While circumcision may have an impact that was not picked up by the NHSLS data, it seems unlikely to justify the claims made by those who base their support for widespread circumcision on it. |
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| | Astrology Software for Research - Astrology Links |
| | This site is the ultimate prophylactic against wholly thinking in astrological research. | | | You will find many articles by former astrologers that catalog all the ways in which astrology research had been sloppy over the years. | | | The AA publishes the journal Correlation which is the "hands down" best journal of astrological research. |
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| | Cancer Spectrum: Stefanek et al., pp. 1297 |
| | Despite increased interest ( 4, 5), there remains no | | | "Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy is associated with a reduction | | | Risk-reduction mastectomy (RRM), also known as bilateral prophylactic |
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| | Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Cambridge University Press |
| | Some dentists are convinced that the addition of fluoride in water is ineffective as a prophylactic treatment. | | | We publish dictionaries for people learning English all around the world |
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| | Merriam-Webster Online |
| | For More Information on "prophylactic" go to Britannica.com | | | Get the Top 10 Search Results for "prophylactic" |
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