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In countries endemic for malaria, young children often receive empiric antimalarial therapy for febrile illness, resulting in over treatment and expense.
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With antimicrobial resistance among clinical bacterial isolates becoming a greater problem with each passing year, the need for novel antibacterial agents has become more urgent than ever.
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The advisory committee on immunization practices (APIC) and the CDC have updated for the use of the 23 valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease in adults.
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A retrospective review of CDC laboratory records identified five cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) among U.S. travelers between 2000 and 2009.
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Of late, there has been a renaissance of interest in identification and management of hypogonadism in older men.
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The FDA has approved the combination of dutasteride (DUT) and tamsulosin (TAM) in a single capsule. Dutasteride is a 5-a reductase inhibitor and tamsulosin is an a-adrenergic antagonist. The combination is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as Jalyn™.
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Use of simply obtained historical, physical, and laboratory data can distinguish gout from other forms of arthritis in many patients and avoid joint aspiration.
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Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of incident heart failure in community-dwelling middle-aged and older men, but not in women.