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Osteopenia in HIV; SARS Creates a Marketing Dream; Baboons & STDs
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Synopsis: Persistence of hepatitis C virus after acute infection is the result of the ability of the viral serine protease to interfere with the production of antiviral proteins, including type 1 interferons.
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The following is an overview of some presentations at the 2003 annual meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
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JCAHO Addresses Issue of Fire, Alcohol Rubs
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The nationwide switch to alcohol hand rubs is running afoul of fire marshals who fear the flammable products might accelerate a hospital blaze.
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Synopsis: Amphotericin B deoxycholate was administered by continuous infusion in doses as high as 2 mg/kg/d with acceptable toxicity. But is this the right approach?
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West Nile virus (WNV) was alien to North America before the summer of 1999. That year, WNV infection invaded New York City, establishing a beachhead that has now led to invasion of much of the United States, as well as intrusions into Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. WNV is clearly here to stay.
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In this study, the authors investigated the relationship between dietary protein sources during early adulthood in women and overall breast cancer risk. Previously, Cho and colleagues reported that increased red meat intake was associated with greater risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women who participated in the Nurses¡¯ Health Study II (NHII) cohort. The current study found that red and processed meat intake in early adulthood may increase the risk of breast cancer in women, but eating legumes, nuts, poultry, and fish reduced the risk of breast cancer in the NHII cohort.