Infectious Disease
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<ѻýҕl>Lab Notes: Red Wine Before Radiation and Red Clover for Hair Lossѻýҕl>
Red is the color of the day, as components of red wine and red clover lead this week's Lab Notes, but the blues get their turn in the spotlight, too, as depressed people outshine cheerier folks in some elements of decision making.
May 06, 2011
<ѻýҕl>ACTHIV: HIV HAART Therapy Urged for Allѻýҕl>
DENVER -- Universal treatment for today's HIV patients is "a real game-changer" that could dramatically slow transmission of the virus and the progress of the pandemic, according to Julio Montaner, MD, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Apr 08, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Cephalexin Useful in Pediatric MRSAѻýҕl>
Children with uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections can still be treated with cephalexin -- along with drainage and careful wound care -- even though community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, a randomized study suggested.
Feb 21, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Smokeless Tobacco Dangerous and No Help for Quittingѻýҕl>
Although less harmful than cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco products are not safe as a smoking cessation tool and carry a number of potentially fatal health risks, an American Heart Association scientific statement said.
Sep 13, 2010
<ѻýҕl>Contaminated Pepper Leads to Meat and Seasoning Recallѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- Wholesome Spice of Brooklyn, N.Y. spice company is recalling 25-pound boxes of commercial-grade crushed red pepper as the CDC and FDA investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo that infected consumers of Italian-style meats produced by a Rhode Island firm.
Mar 01, 2010
<ѻýҕl>CROI: Fauci Sets High Goals for HIV Researchѻýҕl>
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a plenary session at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Anthony Fauci, MD, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, laid out several areas where "high-risk" research could yield "high-impact" results. He discusses them in this exclusive InFocus™ report.
Feb 17, 2010
<ѻýҕl>ICAAC: Surgical Masks Don't Prevent Infectionѻýҕl>
SAN FRANCISCO -- Consistent use of N95 respirator masks prevents 75% of respiratory infections for high-risk healthcare workers regardless of whether seal against the skin is confirmed, according to the first randomized clinical trial of their efficacy.
Sep 16, 2009
<ѻýҕl>FDA and CDC Issue Raw Alfalfa Sprouts Warningѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- The FDA and the CDC have warned consumers not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts until further notice because the sprouts have been linked to a Salmonella serotype Saintpaul contamination that has sickened 31 people in six states.
Apr 27, 2009