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Folk remedies for various medical conditions are commonly used throughout the world, many of which probably have a biological basis for their efficacy not recognized by "Western" doctors.
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World health authorities and the European equivalent of the CDC alerted doctors and the public that Influenza A strains circulating in Europe this winter appear to be increasing resistance to oseltamivir (Tamiflu). Previously, oseltamivir-resistant strains occurred with less than 1% frequency.
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The incidence of chicken pox has decreased dramatically in the United States since implementation of a universal vaccination program in 1995.
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Researchers from Harvard Medical School examined antibiotic use in a group of elderly, demented patients residing in 21 nursing homes in the Boston Area, focusing on the weeks prior to death.
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A prospective, observational study was conducted in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during 2003-2004 among 216 healthy infants > 32 weeks gestation who received age-appropriate immunizations, as routinely administered in Argentina.
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The etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) remains conjectural. There are broad-based immune deficiencies in some patients with CFS.
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A cohort of 40 patients being treated with lpv/r, d4T, and 3TC, who had plasma HIV RNA < 50 copies/mL by 96 weeks of treatment, were followed with serial plasma HIV RNA determinations (a total of 293 samples).
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In this issue: Does erythropoietin worsen cancer death rates? Most hypothyroid patients can be replaced with levothyroxine alone without additional T3. Does aggressive control in type 2 diabetes save lives?
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