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By using this site, you signify your assent to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to all of these Terms of Use, you should not use this site.

Thomson Healthcare Inc. ("TH"), part of the Thomson Corporation and the owner and operator of PDRhealth, may revise and update these Terms of Use at any time. Your continued usage of the PDRhealth site (the "Site") will mean you accept those changes.

LICENSE

TH grants, and you hereby accept, a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable license to use the software, content, and documentation contained in PDRhealth on the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement.

THE SITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE

The contents of the Site, such as text, graphics, images, information obtained from TH's licensors, and other material contained on the Site ("Content") are for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. TH does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Reliance on any information provided by TH or TH employees is solely at your own risk.

The Site may contain health- or medical-related materials that are sexually explicit. If you find these materials offensive, you may not want to use our Site.

COPYRIGHT AND RESTRICTIONS

All Content on file in PDRhealth, and all documentation and software therein, is the property of TH or its licensors, and is protected by U.S. and foreign copyright and other intellectual property laws. Information received through PDRhealth is to be used solely for individual purposes. None of the content of the Site may be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, retransmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded, or otherwise), resold, or redistributed without the prior written consent of TH, except that you may view or download a single copy of the material on the TH Site solely for your personal, noncommercial use if you include the following copyright notice: "Copyright (c) 1996-2007, Thomson Healthcare Inc. All rights reserved" and other copyright and proprietary rights notices that are contained in the Content.

For information obtained from third-party licensors you are solely responsible for compliance with any copyright restrictions and are referred to the publication data appearing in bibliographic citations as well as to the copyright notices appearing in the original publications.

Title to the Content remains with TH or its licensors. Any use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice in the editorial discretion of TH. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to TH and its licensors.

If you violate any of these Terms of Use, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content.

LIABILITY OF TH AND ITS LICENSORS

TH DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY SITE, SERVICE OR PRODUCT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THAT THE SITE, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR USED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT TH IS NOT ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND THAT THE SITE, PRODUCTS AND DELIVERABLES, AND THE PRODUCTS PRODUCED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE, PRODUCTS AND DELIVERABLES, ARE INFORMATION TOOLS ONLY AND ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPETENT MEDICAL ADVISORS. ALL MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PATIENT CARE DECISIONS MADE IN WHICH SUCH SITE, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES MAY BE UTILIZED WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, REIMBURSE AND HOLD HARMLESS TH FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS THAT ANY IMPROPER MEDICAL TREATMENT RESULTED FROM OR AROSE OUT OF USE OR RELIANCE UPON THE SITE, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.

ADVERTISEMENTS, SEARCHES AND LINKS TO OTHER SITES

TH may provide links to third-party web sites. TH does not recommend and does not endorse the content on any third-party web sites. TH is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites, sites framed within the Site, third-party sites provided as search results, or third-party advertisements, and does not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy. Your use of third-party web sites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites. TH does not endorse any product advertised on the Site.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Please review our Privacy Statement , which also governs your visit to the Site, to understand our practices.

GENERAL

If any provision of this agreement is determined to be invalid under any statute or rule of law, the same shall be deemed omitted and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

This agreement shall be deemed to be made in the State of New Jersey and shall in all respects be interpreted, construed, and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey applicable to contracts executed and to be wholly performed therein.

This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, oral or written, and all other communications relating to the subject matter hereof. No amendment or modification of any provision of this agreement will be effective unless set forth in a document that purports to amend this agreement and both parties accept that hereto.

This agreement is personal to you and you may not assign your rights or obligations to anyone.

If you have any questions about this agreement, please send us e-mail to PDR.PDRhealth@thomson.com, or write to Thomson Healthcare, Five Paragon Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645.