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Vaccine reduced risk for flu visits by 42%
None of the thousands of samples tested showed resistance to the antivirals used in this year’s vaccine.
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Improving diet over time reduces mortality
Eat better, live longer.
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CPAP doesn’t cut rates of CV events, death
The use of PAP showed no significant association with a range of cardiovascular outcomes.
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One-year cost of preeclampsia tops $2 billion
The costs are split almost evenly between care for the mother and the infant, though infant costs vary based on the gestational age at birth.
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OMV meningococcal vaccine also protected against gonorrhea
An outer-membrane-vesicle infectious disease vaccine protected against a sexually transmitted disease.
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Subset of pediatric herpes simplex virus entails frequent episodes
There are some new pediatric dermatology patients in town.
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Herpes zoster raises risk of stroke, MI
Several mechanisms of action are offered.
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Insulin degludec decreases rate, severity of hypoglycemic episodes
Is it possible to skirt hypoglycemia with basal insulin?
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‘Chronic Lyme’: Serious bacterial infections reported with unproven treatments
Five case reports illustrate the dangers of unproven treatments for so-called chronic Lyme disease.
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Small skin abscesses: Add antibiotics to drainage
Antibiotic therapy improved outcomes among patients with uncomplicated skin abscesses, after incision and drainage.
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Transcranial direct-current stimulation does not show noninferiority to escitalopram
Patients with major depression who were treated with tDCS over 10 weeks experienced more adverse events.
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Childhood asthma linked to high LV mass later
A history of childhood asthma correlates with high left ventricular mass, a prominent indicator of cardiac damage, in asymptomatic healthy young...
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Study shows that 20% of inpatients given antibiotics develop adverse reactions
Twenty percent of hospitalized adults given antibiotics develop adverse drug events, including GI, nephrotoxic, hematologic, cardiac, and...
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Liver disease doubles risk of colorectal cancer
New screening recommendations for patients with chronic liver diseases are now being considered.
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USPSTF recommends screening children, adolescents for obesity
Government-recommended intervention often is impractical.