Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – March 1, 2008
March 1, 2008
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Schistosomiasis and Strongyloidiasis in African Refugees
Refugees resettling to the united states and other developed countries frequently suffer from infectious diseases, and can pose diagnostic or therapeutic dilemmas for health care providers in their new homes. -
Childhood Obesity — A Looming Disaster
This remarkable study is a population analysis of a huge cohort of children in Denmark who were followed, since 1930 or later, for the presence of coronary heart disease (CHD), and had all mandatory annual examinations at schools in Copenhagen. The study analyzed data from 277,000 children, aged 7-13. -
Pharmacology Watch: FDA Heightens Warnings on Chantix
In this issue: Stop smoking drug Chantix rates stronger warning from FDA; Type 2 diabetes surgery on the way?; Vytorin study inconclusive; Influenza A virus found resistant to Tamiflu; FDA actions.