Observational study explores Seroprotection against serogroup C meningococcal disease in 11-33 years olds in the United Kingdom and find that one in five adolescents aged 11-13 years appear to have inadequate protection against meningitis C and a booster dose of vaccine may therefore be needed to sustain protection amongst teenagers. The Seroprotection study is published [...]
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The recent FDA warning is not really a Tomato recall, but rather in June 2008 McDonald’s, Wal-Mart stop some tomato sales due to Salmonella risk. Some people have coined it FDA 2008 tomato recall, but there is no official report that one company has recalled tomatoes, but rather food retailers taking tomatoes out of shelves [...]
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A fascinating bit of research in JAMA came out yesterday in which researchers looked into whether there were benefits to treating kids diagnosed with ADHD with St. John’s Wort as opposed to treating them with a placebo.
The study involved only 54 kids, so it’s not what I’d call high-powered statistically. Still, what the lead researchers [...]
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When millions of HIV-infected people in poor countries began receiving advanced drug therapies, critics worried that patient care would suffer because few high-tech laboratories were available to guide treatments. But according to a study being published today in The Lancet, these concerns are as yet unfounded. In fact, the study indicates that when clinicians use [...]
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Have there been advances in joint replacement surgery for the knee?
Yes, indeed. There have been many advances in all surgical fields, joint replacements included. We’ve seen advances in surgical techniques, developments in implant design and technology, and improvements in the materials used to make artificial joints. I find it necessary to limit my surgical [...]
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