Guidelines Presented for Fluoroquinolone Use in Children
Fluoroquinolones should be considered in specific situations when there is no safe, effective...
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Infectious Disease
Can regular dental visits prevent pneumonia?
Recent research from IDWeek 2016 examines the benefits of twice-yearly trip to the dentist in over...
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CDC Once Again Updates Zika Guidance for Pregnant Women and Women and Men of Reproductive Age
The CDC once again updates guidance for pregnant women and women and men of reporductive age for...
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E-Prescribing Increases Medication Adherence
Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) decreases prescription errors and enhances coordination...
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HIV Patient Zero Cleared by Science
One of the most demonised patients in history – Gaetan Dugas – has been convincingly...
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Antibodies from Ebola survivors neutralize virus
A study by scientists at the Emory Vaccine Center, in collaboration with the biotechnology company...
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Physicians prescribe wrong antibiotic half of the time
Patients treated for ear infections, sore throats and sinus infections are prescribed the...
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Doctor Curmudgeon® Coming to a hospital near you…SOON
This is a scary scenario. Please grab some wine or chocolate or whatever you need, before reading...
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Assessing Adult Morbidity & Mortality
More than 60 years ago, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was first recognized as a cause of...
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12 Worst States for Lyme Disease
In the last 10 years, Lyme disease has been diagnosed in every state except for Hawaii. However,...
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Calcium Induces Chronic Lung Infections
The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a life-threatening pathogen in hospitals. About ten...
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Depression’s physical source discovered
Understanding of the physical root of depression has been advanced, thanks to new research....
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Azithromycin & Asthma Attacks
A randomized clinical trial evaluates whether azithromycin treatment to standard medical care...
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CDC ACIP Recommend New Dosing Schedule for Meningococcal Group B Vaccine
Pfizer Inc.announced today that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)...
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The Elements of Doctor-Patient Privilege
There are some societal goals that are considered so important that the law gives them extra...
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More than half a million heart surgery patients at risk of deadly infection
More than half a million patients who had open-heart surgery in the United States in the past...
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HIVR4P: Bacteria that may have a big influence on HIV transmission and microbicide efficacy
A number of presentations at the 2016 HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) in Chicago...
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HIVR4P 2016: HIV Resistance Rare With Preventive Ring
Violence and social harm were associated with low adherence. Most women who used an experimental...
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HPV Can Lead to More than Cervical Cancer
Lately, a lot of attention has been given to the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the importance of...
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Unmatched Graduate: “Med Schools to Blame”
The following was submitted as a series of comments on my Physician’s Weekly post about Missouri’s...
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