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In this issue: WHO recommendations for antiviral use for H1N1 flu; antibiotic use trends for acute respiratory tract infection; denosumab clears FDA Expert Panel; FDA Actions.
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Prior to 1980, twins comprised about 1 in 40 pregnancies, but now, with assisted reproductive technology (ART) being widely used, the incidence of twins has risen to 1 in 20 pregnancies.
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Previous studies have suggested that menopausal hormone therapy is associated with the risk of developing epithelial ovarian cancer. The strongest association comes from examining "ever use" against those never exposed.
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The short-term risks of bariatric surgery; Parsing the death toll of COPD; Vardenafil and premature ejaculation; Testosterone, depression, and hypogonadal men; Aspirin after colon cancer diagnosis; The Emperor's new vertebroplasty?
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The standard surgical approach to ovarian cancer in medically fit patients is extirpation of the uterus, tubes, and ovaries, along with systematic staging or debulking of metastatic disease.
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Women aged 24-45 years with no history of genital warts or HPV-related cervical disease received either the quadrivalent HPV vaccine (n = 1911) or placebo vaccine (n = 1908) in a multicenter, international, parallel group, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study.
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A study of immunoglobulin-resistant kawasaki disease in the United States was conducted using data from the Pediatric Health Information System. All patients diagnosed and treated for Kawasaki disease, including readmissions, were identified during 2001 to 2006 among 27 hospitals representing all geographic regions of the country.
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Daptomycin is a lipopeptide antibiotic that exhibits concentration-dependent bactericidal activity against a wide array of gram-positive organisms.
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The energetic Christine Ginocchio (Director of Clinical and Molecular Microbiology Laboratories for North Shore-Long Island Jewish Healthcare System) began receiving an unusual gift beginning on April 24, 2009.