Zinc deficiency may contribute to increased inflammation among HIV-positive individuals
The first investigation to explore zinc levels and inflammation in HIV found that average CRP...
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Infectious Disease
The Opioid Epidemic: What Was the Joint Commission’s Role?
Last month the Joint Commission issued a statement written by its Executive VP for Healthcare...
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WHO Issues New Hepatitis C Guidelines
Several new DAAs have been approved since WHO issued its first hepatitis C guidelines in 2014....
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Most people mistakenly believe they’re allergic to penicillin
Newswise — Although widely reported, true penicillin allergies are rare. It’s time for your...
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New Malaria Vaccine May Prevent Infection For Over One Year
Washington: An experimental malaria vaccine protected healthy adults from infection for more than...
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Pay now or pay more later: Treating hepatitis C
Sticker shock for one disease’s cure hinder patient access. The price of curing hepatitis C...
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Should Doctors Wear White Coats? The Debate Continues
An infectious disease fellow at the Harvard Medical School is convinced that white coats are...
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CDC Issues Updated Zika Recommendations
The CDC issued updates of its interim guidance related to Zika virus transmission and related...
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Yeast infection linked to mental illness
In a study prompted in part by suggestions from people with mental illness, Johns Hopkins...
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New test for early detection of Lyme disease developed
As part of the EU “ID Lyme” project, the infection immunology working group at the...
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It Now Kills More Americans than Any Other Infectious Disease
Deaths associated with hepatitis C reached an all-time high of 19,659 in 2014, according to new...
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Rapid, low-cost detection of Zika virus using paper-based synthetic gene networks
Toronto, ON – University of Toronto Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Keith Pardee and an...
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Pathogen-Directed Respiratory Infection Care
Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious public health threat and is an especially challenging...
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How a female sex hormone may protect against STIs
A team of researchers led by McMaster University’s Charu Kaushic has revealed for the first...
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Doctor Curmudgeon®: Coming soon! Your government presents…
The United States Government Healthcare Appointment line! SCENE; JUST A SHORT TIME INTO THE FUTURE...
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Prescription Drugs & Sexual Behaviors
According to recent research, the rates of overdose and death relating to non-medical use of...
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Examining AIDS-Defining Opportunistic Infections
Studies have shown that AIDS-defining opportunistic infection (AIDS-OIs) were a leading cause of...
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‘Bugs’ as drugs: Harnessing novel gut bacteria for human health
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have grown and catalogued more than 130 bacteria...
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Antiviral therapies give hepatitis C cirrhosis patients similar life expectancy as general population
The survival rate of patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis who respond well to...
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Researchers discover potential treatment for sepsis and other responses to infection
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai say that tiny doses of a cancer drug...
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