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Etanercept-szzs Injection (Erelzi)
Etanercept-szzs is indicated for moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis, moderate to severe active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, active ankylosing spondylitis, and chronic moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
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Calcium Supplementation and Increased Dementia Risk
In this five-year observational study, women who were taking calcium supplementation and who presented with pre-existing cerebrovascular disease were at higher risk of dementia than women not taking extra calcium.
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Screening for Coronary Artery Disease Is Underused in Heart Failure
In a large retrospective cohort of patients hospitalized for new-onset heart failure, the majority did not receive testing for ischemic heart disease.
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How Much More Physical Activity Helps Patients Avoid Chronic Diseases?
Higher levels of total physical activity are strongly associated with lower risk of five common chronic diseases: breast and bowel cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
HBV Infection in the HAART Era; Current Trends in Salmonella Resistance
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Zika Virus Infection in Utah — Transmission by Mysterious Means
A caretaker of a patient with extreme viremia due to Zika virus became infected by the virus by uncertain means, but most likely as a consequence of close contact with body fluids.
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Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
While the incidence of infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement is low, the resultant morbidity and mortality is severe. Enterococci were the leading cause, a finding that raises questions about appropriate peri-procedural antibiotic prophylaxis.
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Houston, We Have a Problem: Eosinophilic Meningitis in Children
In addition to causing eosinophilic meningitis in tropical regions, Angiostrongylus cantonensis now has been associated with chronic, otherwise unexplained fever in children in Texas.
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Screening for Latent Tuberculosis: An Update After 20 Years
Detection and treatment of latent tuberculous infection remains a key element of tuberculosis control in the United States.
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Possibly Associated with Enterovirus D68 Respiratory Infection
During the late summer and fall of 2014, cases of acute flaccid myelitis were reported in pediatric patients in the United States. Of 120 cases of acute flaccid myelitis reported, 47% had enterovirus D68 isolated from respiratory secretions when virus isolation was attempted seven days or less after onset of respiratory symptoms.