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Two-dose HPV vaccine trials in teens show effective immunological responses
Are two doses of HPV vaccine as effective as three doses?
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High allele level linked to lamotrigine-induced SCAR
Could higher frequency of alleles associated with drug-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions be specific to ethnicity?
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Genes may play role in breast cancer racial disparities
Researchers discover 142 genes differentially expressed between white and African American patients.
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Noncancer diagnoses on the rise in palliative care
Patients referred to palliative care are most likely to have cancer, but the proportion has gone down since 2009 as more patients with other...
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Ankylosing spondylitis disease severity worsened by smoking
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – Smoking at any level appears to worsen disease activity.
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SLE linked to subsequent risk of malignant melanoma
PORTLAND, ORE. – An analysis of electronic medical records has identified another malignancy associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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High-dose oral vitamin D3 significantly reduced effects of sunburn
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U.S. Zika epidemic could cost billions, or less
Estimates of the costs of the U.S. Zika virus epidemic from a computational model vary depending on the attack rate.
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For vertebral osteomyelitis, early switch to oral antibiotics is feasible
VIENNA – Many patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis may have an alternative to IV antibiotics during their treatment course.
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Ribaxamase prevented C. difficile infections by protecting microbiome
VIENNA – Ribaxamase breaks down excess therapeutic antibiotics in the gut before they can damage the normal microbiome.
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Topical imiquimod boosted response to intradermal hepatitis B vaccine
VIENNA – With suboptimal responses to intramuscular vaccination, the addition of a topical agent may improve hepatitis B outcomes.