Excess dietary zinc worsens C. diff infection
The consumption of dietary supplements and cold therapies containing high concentrations of zinc...
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Infectious Disease
Expert Panel Issues Updated Guidelines for Red Blood Cell Storage Time and Transfusion Use
Based on analysis of more than 40 clinical trials, recommendations have been issued to store blood...
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Self-Adhesive Dressing Generates Electrical Current That Promotes Healing, Reduces Infection Risk
Good news for the millions of people who suffer from skin wounds that won’t heal. A team of...
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What really happens when you mix medications?
If two different medications are taken for two different reasons, many doctors may not fully...
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First Large Clinical Trial of Flu Vaccines Designed to Prevent Heart and Lung-Related Illness Begins
Study targets high-risk cardiac patients with a flu vaccine dose that is four times stronger than...
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Dangerous Drug Interactions Uncovered with Data Science
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the Data Science Institute at Columbia...
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The order of hepatitis B testing and hepatitis C treatment
People considering direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C should first be tested...
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Study: Can Zika virus infection prevent reinfection?
Kansas State University collaborated with scientists across the country, and findings were...
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Retroviral diseases: Children who keep HIV in check
Some HIV-infected — and untreated — children do not develop AIDS. A new study shows...
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Adult Vaccinations: Quick Facts on Special Populations
Rates of recommended vaccination for adults in the United States are low: less than one quarter of...
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No evidence that contaminated nelfinavir led to increased risk of birth abnormalities or cancer
HIV-negative infants potentially exposed in utero to doses of the HIV protease inhibitor...
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Maximum human lifespan has already been reached
A study published online today in Nature by Albert Einstein College of Medicine scientists...
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CDC: More Kindergartners Getting MMR Vax
Median coverage neared 95% for vaccines required for kindergarten entry, with some notable...
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Fungus in humans identified for first time as key factor in Crohn’s disease
A fungus has been identified as a key factor in the development of Crohn’s disease, an...
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Vaccinating babies without vaccinating babies
Scientists have long understood that mother’s milk provides immune protection against some...
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The Mission inside Each of Us
A few weeks ago, I spent a week working with the Floating Doctors in their medical mission in...
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Looking for Work/Life Balance
From our content partners at Physicians Practice When you love your job, it can be easy for...
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How many gay men are aware of treatment to protect them from HIV?
The new findings, published online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, suggest that...
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Disclosing Your Own Errors: How, When & Why
So, do you have to tell a patient if you make an error in their care and, if so, under what...
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When is maternal immunization ethically justified?
Vaccination during pregnancy can protect women, fetuses and newborn children against infectious...
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