Infectious Disease
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<ѻýҕl>HIV-Positive Surgeon Allowed Back into ORѻýҕl>
TEL AVIV -- An HIV-infected cardiothoracic surgeon here has been cleared to resume operating without restrictions after a 10-year lookback investigation found no spread of the disease to patients, reported Israeli and CDC investigators.
Jan 08, 2009
<ѻýҕl>FDA Warns of Toxic Tomalley in Maine Lobstersѻýҕl>
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA warned today against eating the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of Maine lobsters, called tomalley, which is considered a delicacy by some. But the meat of the claw and tail were not part of the caution.
Jul 28, 2008
<ѻýҕl>State Warns Against Drinking Metromint Flavored Bottled Waterѻýҕl>
SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of Public Health has warned against drinking Metromint, a flavored water bottled in California and sold on the Internet and in grocery stores nationwide, because of possible contamination with Bacillus cereus.
Dec 06, 2007
<ѻýҕl>Grand Jury Refuses to Indict New Orleans Doctor Charged with Killing Katrina-Stranded Patientsѻýҕl>
NEW ORLEANS -- Almost two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged this city, a grand jury here refused to indict Anna M. Pou, M.D., in the deaths of four elderly patients at Memorial Medical Center.
Jul 25, 2007
<ѻýҕl>AAAAI: Lady Beetle Allergy Bugging More Patientsѻýҕl>
MIAMI BEACH - There has been a significant rise in allergic sensitization to ladybugs, an aphid-eating friend to farmers, in many parts of the U.S. because the insects swarm indoors to get out of the cold, several research teams reported here.
Mar 06, 2006
<ѻýҕl>Recurrent Yeast Infections Associated with Chronic Stressѻýҕl>
STOCKHOLM - Women with recurrent yeast infections appear to have lower-than-normal morning levels of salivary cortisol, a sign of stress that could indicate an increased vulnerability to candida, according to a pilot study.
Oct 31, 2005
<ѻýҕl>Actor Brad Pitt Leaves Hospital After Treatment for Viral Meningitisѻýҕl>
LOS ANGELES-Film star Brad Pitt, 41, is resting at home after a brief hospitalization for treatment of viral meningitis, according to his spokesperson. Although Pitt recently visited Ethiopia, where there has been a meningitis outbreak, it is considered unlikely that his illness is linked to the trip because Pitt's meningitis was viral, not the bacterial meningococcal meningitis rampant in East Africa.
Jul 14, 2005
<ѻýҕl>FDA Okays Single Dose Antibiotic for Pneumonia and Sinusitisѻýҕl>
NEW YORK-The FDA has approved Zmax (azithromycin extended release) as a single-dose treatment for adults with pneumonia and certain types of acute mild-to-moderate bacterial sinusitis and pneumonia, Pfizer announced yesterday.
Jun 14, 2005
<ѻýҕl>Feeding By Tube Is Common with Tracheotomyѻýҕl>
CLEVELAND-Patients who require a tracheotomy to help them breathe often have trouble swallowing, which cuts their caloric intake. The solution, say experts, is to supplement regular meals with feeding by a nasogastric tube, which is what doctors treating Pope John Paul II have decided to do.
Mar 30, 2005
<ѻýҕl>Licorice Compound May Fight Latent Herpes Infectionѻýҕl>
A compound found in licorice, glycyrrhizic acid (GA), induces apoptosis in cells latently infected with Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus and may one day form the basis of a treatment for latent herpes infection, according to a report in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Mar 01, 2005
<ѻýҕl>For How Long is the Hepatitis B Vaccine Effective?ѻýҕl>
A study of native Alaskans published in the Annals of Internal Medicine determined that vaccine-conferred immunity to hepatitis B virus persists on average about fifteen years after vaccination. The study has implications for determining effectiveness and duration of vaccine protection and possible need for booster shots.
Mar 01, 2005