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S. Africa on Alert After Fatal Bleeding Sickness
South African health authorities are on high alert after three people died in hospital from an unknown, infectious disease similar to hemorrhagic fever, health officials said.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Obama's Healthcare Plan Insures More People Than McCain's, Study Says
Twice as many uninsured people in the United States will have health insurance in 10 years under Sen. Barack Obama's healthcare plan than under Sen. John McCain's plan, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund, but a critic challenges the group's projections.
WebMD Health News, October 2008
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Hepatitis B Virus Associated With Pancreatic Cancer
Exposure to the hepatitis B virus could increase the risk for pancreatic cancer, and chemotherapy treatment might cause reactivation of the virus in cancer patients.
Medscape Medical News, October 2008
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FDA Mulls Limits on Kids' Cough Medicine
Some experts want to end sales of over-the-counter cough and cold medicine for children.
WebMD Health News, October 2008
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Infectious Gastroenteritis May Trigger Onset of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
By disrupting normal intestinal homeostatic mechanisms through subclinical inflammation and immune activation, acute enteric infections may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Untreated HIV-1 Infection Does Not Impair Semen Quality
Prolonged, untreated HIV-1 infection does not appear to impair semen quality, according to a report in the September issue of Fertility and Sterility.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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New Short-Course Regimen Useful for Kala-Azar
A single dose of liposomal amphotericin followed by oral miltefosine for 7 to 14 days is a safe and effective treatment for kala-azar, also know as visceral leishmaniasis, according to results of a study from India.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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AHRQ Awards $3 Million to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded $3 million to a nationwide project to help prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive care units.
Medscape Medical News, October 2008
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Half a Billion Have Genital Herpes Virus
The World Health Organization has published the first global prevalence and incidence estimates of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection.
WebMD Health News, October 2008
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Still an Important Infection in AIDS Patients
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) "continues to be one of the deadliest opportunistic infections in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients," Spanish investigators report in the September 1 issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Moxifloxacin Has "Incredibly Rapid" Response Rates in Leprosy
Moxifloxacin is a "powerful" antimicrobial in the treatment of leprosy, researchers at the Leonard Wood Memorial Center for Leprosy Research in Cebu, Philippines, report in the September issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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HIV Prevalence in US Tops 1 Million
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that approximately 1.1 million adults and adolescents in the US were living with HIV infection at the end of 2006, according to an article in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for October 3.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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S. Africa Health Minister Vows to Make AIDS Priority
South Africa's new health minister Barbara Hogan vowed on Thursday to make AIDS a top priority, after years of controversy over her predecessor's unconventional support for treatments like beetroot and garlic.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Work Absences for Major Illness Linked to Mortality
Employees who take off work for major illnesses are at increased risk for death, new research suggests. The exception, however, is absences due to musculoskeletal disease, which show no association with mortality.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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News Media Often Omit Potential Sources of Bias in Medical Research
News media often do not report sources of funding for medical research; they also often refer to drugs by brand name and lack formal policies regarding reporting on these potential sources of bias.
Medscape Medical News, October 2008
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Maraviroc Safe, Effective for Previously Treated Patients With R5 HIV-1 Infection
Maraviroc reduces viral load and improves CD4 cell counts when added to optimized background therapy in treatment-experienced patients infected with R5 HIV-1, according to the results of two multinational phase III clinical trials reported in the October 2 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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Nevirapine-Based HAART May Be Harmful in Pregnancy
Serious toxicity appears to be associated with continuous nevirapine-based highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-positive pregnant women, according to Canadian researchers.
Reuters Health Information, October 2008
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FDA Reassures About Safety of Gardasil Once Again
The FDA has issued a consumer leaflet about the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil, reiterating that it continues to find that "benefits outweigh the risks"
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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New Institute to Focus on AIDS Vaccine
A new AIDS vaccine research center dedicated to solving one of the most difficult problems holding back development of an HIV vaccine will open in California, researchers announced on Tuesday.
Reuters Health Information, September 2008
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Albendazole Improves Immunity in Helminth/HIV-1 Coinfection
Albendazole treatment increases CD4 cell counts in patients coinfected with Ascaris lumbricoides and HIV-1, a multicenter team reports.
Reuters Health Information, September 2008
