Infectious Diseases
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Study using U.K. data quantifies infection risk associated with psoriasis
The most common serious infections were lower respiratory tract, skin and soft tissue, and upper respiratory tract infections.
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Study links mumps outbreaks to vaccine waning
Researchers: Mumps immunization wears off in 27 years on average, and this explains the rise in cases.
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MDedge Daily News: Avoid warfarin’s polypharmacy perils
And red meat may fuel the rise of fatty livers.
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H. pylori eradication cuts new gastric cancers by half
The incidence of new gastric cancers was approximately 50% lower for those who received treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection.
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HIV+ dialysis patients: Differential survival by race compared with HIV/HCV coinfection
HIV infection, but not HIV/HCV coinfection, associated with differential dialysis survival according to race.
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Some non-AIDS conditions hint at HIV infection in adults
BOSTON – Non-AIDS conditions may point to undiagnosed HIV infections.
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RAPID ART program yields clinical benefits in San Francisco
BOSTON – “We saw significant improvements in time to ART initiation and ... first virologic suppression in traditionally vulnerable populations...
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MDedge Daily News: MedPAC targets Medicare’s pay plans
And a gout drug has a puzzling link to cardiovascular deaths.
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CDC: Beware Brazil yellow fever outbreak
Yellow fever is spreading into tourist areas in Brazil; nonvaccinated individuals should avoid travel there.
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Chlamydia infections associated with more than a doubling of ovarian cancer risk
The presence of an antibody to chlamydia increased the chance of ovarian cancer by up to 2.25-fold in case-control studies in Poland and the U.S...
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Vaccine priming determines teen susceptibility to pertussis
It all depends on the immunoglobulin subclass distribution.