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Exposure to small turtles has lead to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella paratyphi B var. Java infections. This MMWR report summarizes the epidemiologic and laboratory investigation conducted by CDC and state and local health departments since the first reported illness on 5/4/07.
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There is an increased risk of future cancer as a consequence of performing repeated CT scans, and the younger the patient at the time of scanning, the greater the subsequent risk.
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A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of hydrocortisone replacement in patients with septic shock found no mortality benefit in those patients with inadequate baseline response to corticotropin stimulation.
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On March 27, 2008, the FDA approved a new HIV diagnostic test, the VITROS Anti-HIV 1+2 Reagent Pack and VITROS Anti-HIV 1+2 Calibrator, manufactured by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics.
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Since many medication adherence programs were developed with HIV-infected urban and coastal populations, it is legitimate to ask whether these strategies will work with a deep South minority population.
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When a Boston, MA, research team decided to study HIV/AIDS prevention among the mentally ill, a group that is particularly vulnerable to infection with the disease, they had to ensure their research volunteers were recruited with appropriate privacy safeguards and thoroughly understood their research participation.
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Over-the-counter contraceptive products that contain the spermicide nonoxynol-9 (N-9) now will carry a warning label to alert consumers that such products do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV/AIDS, following a final ruling by the FDA.
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) of Los Angeles, CA, recently raised a stir when the organization's president and its medical chief announced that it was time for the federal government to stop funding research for the HIV vaccine and to put that money into prevention and treatment that works.
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A Washington, DC, HIV prevention intervention targets a population of mostly African-American women who come from such abusive backgrounds that their risky behaviors even place their children at risk of mother-to-child (MTC) transmission.