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Latest (4) Full Text Articles (66)621 Small risk of neurological birth defects due to efavirenz confirmed in French cohort Full Text AIDSmap news, March 8, 2013
622 HHS announces 2013 agenda to bring down costs and improve quality of care through implementation of health information technology Full Text HHS News Releases, March 8, 2013
623 States Seek to Direct Medicaid Patients to Exchanges Bloomberg News, March 8, 2013
624 HHS makes plans to speed data exchange Full Text Healthcare IT News, March 7, 2013
625 Penn Medicine physician: Emphasis on 'value' in health care reform sends mixed messages Full Text EurekAlert!, March 7, 2013
626 Involving other providers in palliative care may help meet growing demand Full Text EurekAlert!, March 7, 2013
627 Processed meat linked to premature death Full Text EurekAlert!, March 7, 2013
628 Short bouts of exercise boost self control. Increased blood and oxygen flow to pre-frontal area of brain may explain effects Full Text EurekAlert!, March 7, 2013
629 New opportunities for 3-D technology in medicine Full Text ScienceDaily, March 7, 2013
630 Survey of clinicians: User satisfaction with electronic health records has decreased since 2010 Full Text ScienceDaily, March 7, 2013
631 New tool better estimates pandemic threats Full Text ScienceDaily, March 7, 2013
632 Improved ultrasound imaging coming soon Full Text ScienceDaily, March 7, 2013
633 Web-based tool charts disease, risk factors around the world The Washington Post, March 7, 2013
634 Vital Signs: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Full Text Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 7, 2013
635 Over 50? Checklist May Predict If You'll Be Alive in 10 Years Full Text HealthDay, March 7, 2013
636 From raw milk to sprouts to imported fish: food safety experts dish on what grocery store items they avoid Full Text New York Daily News, March 7, 2013
637 Souped-Up IFN Could Improve HCV Treatment Infectious Disease Special Edition, March 7, 2013
638 Distract yourself to make better decisions NBC News, March 7, 2013
639 PEG-IFN May Improve Response To Entecavir For HBV Infectious Disease Special Edition, March 7, 2013
640 The Less-is-More Approach to Health Care U.S. News & World Report - Health, March 6, 2013
Clinical Pearls in Infectious Disease
- A single IV dose of peramivir may be an alternative to a 5–day oral dose of oseltamivir for patients with seasonal influenza virus infection
- Approx. 20% of HIV-infected adults in the US are not aware of their status. The CDC recommends that patients be routinely tested for HIV, but given an opportunity to “opt out”.
- Patients with chronic hepatitis B are 200 times more likely to develop liver cancer
Highlights in Infectious Disease
Predicting decompensation during severe acute exacerbation of hepatitis B
In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.
Read the article summaryThree risk factors for mortality in the elderly with pneumonia identified
In a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.
Read the article summaryTobacco and alcohol abuse in HPV-positive patients increase risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
In a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).
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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 How hope can help you heal CNN Health, April 12, 2013 Free full text
2 China bird flu cases now at 102 CNN Health, April 23, 2013 Free full text
3 Dysfunctional Foods U.S. News & World Report - Health, April 3, 2013
4 Love may not be as elusive as some think, research says The Seattle Times, April 1, 2013 Free full text
5 Chicken still on menu, WHO tells China as bird flu spreads CNN Health, April 22, 2013 Free full text
6 New flu spread quietly, study suggests NBC News, April 22, 2013
7 Sanofi infant vaccine gets EU approval Reuters Health News, April 25, 2013 Free full text
8 Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' May Spread Among Patients, Study Finds HealthDay, April 1, 2013 Free full text
9 Dozens of Okla. dentist's patients positive for hepatitis CNN Health, April 19, 2013 Free full text
10 Drug pipeline for worst superbugs "on life support": report Reuters Health News, April 19, 2013 Free full text
11 Fecal Transplantation Beats Vancomycin Alone for Recurrent C. difficile Infection Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, April 15, 2013 Free full text
12 WHO talks with China on sending bird flu team Associated Press, April 8, 2013
13 Research deciphers HIV attack plan EurekAlert!, April 3, 2013 Free full text
14 Physician entrepreneurs are key contributors to new medical devices EurekAlert!, April 18, 2013 Free full text
15 Houston HIE goes live Healthcare IT News, April 11, 2013 Free full text
16 Tens of thousands could be kicked off Medicaid in historically generous states The Washington Post, April 10, 2013
17 Scientists fight deadly new coronavirus USA Today, April 19, 2013 Free full text
18 China bird flu case count rises to 83 CNN Health, April 19, 2013 Free full text
19 Battling with bugs to prevent antibiotic resistance ScienceDaily, April 25, 2013 Free full text
20 Dengue cases may be 4 times more common than known Associated Press, April 8, 2013
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