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Sweeping new changes have been made to the guidelines for prevention of endocarditis in patients undergoing dental procedures.
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The primary care physician is often asked to deal with foot pain. This issue covers many of the common chronic and acute conditions that plague patients and provides differential diagnoses and therapeutic approaches.
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Since 1998, researchers at the viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory in Richmond, CA (near Berkeley) have conducted a large-scale epidemiologic project to identify causes of encephalitis in California.
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Herpes zoster results from reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) residing in the sensory ganglia of the cranial and spinal dorsal root ganglia.
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The incidence of acute Hepatitis A, which has previously cycled at 10 to 15 year intervals, has steadily decreased since its last peak in 1995, reaching a nadir in 2005 when 4488 cases were reported.
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Gonococcal Infections, CDC's Updated Treatment; Head Lice Malathion
First-Line Treatment; Statins, May Cut the Risk of Cataracts; FDA Actions
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In April, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the first human vaccine against H5N1 Avian Influenza virus.