Infectious Diseases
News
Pneumonia risk in COPD rises with inhaled fluticasone furoate/vilanterol
News
HPV-16 E6 seropositivity common before anal cancer develops
Key clinical point: HPV-16 E6 seropositivity was relatively common among people who went on to develop anal cancer, and less common but still...
Commentary
Pediatrician says we are martyring children to measles
Commentary
Surgeon calls for mandatory vaccination
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Smoking linked to many ‘new’ causes of death
Key clinical point: Smoking is now thought to cause many deaths from infections; renal failure; liver cirrhosis; digestive diseases; and breast,...
Commentary
NYU ethicist: Revoke licenses of antivaccination doctors
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Fearful pictures
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RA risk lowered by recent gastrointestinal and urogenital infections
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Threefold increase in cirrhosis risk with HCV
Key clinical point: Individuals with hepatitis C infection are three times more likely to develop cirrhosis than are those who are hepatitis C...
News
ACIP recommends pneumococcal vaccine for 65+ in 2015 schedule
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Meta-analysis: Oseltamivir shortens time to flu relief
Key clinical point: Oseltamivir shortens the time to flu symptom alleviation, but nausea and vomiting are risks. Major finding: The time to...