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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx1 Effects of the live attenuated measles-mumps-rubella booster vaccination on disease activity in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A randomized trial JAMA, June 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
2 Socioeconomic development as an intervention against malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis The Lancet, June 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
3 Prevalence of consensual male–male sex and sexual violence, and associations with HIV in south africa: a population-based cross-sectional study Full Text PLoS Medicine, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Telephone delivered interventions for preventing HIV infection in HIV-negative persons Cochrane Reviews, June 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
5 Telephone delivered interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV infection Cochrane Reviews, June 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
6 An outbreak of acute Schistosoma mansoni schistosomiasis in a nonendemic area of Brazil: A report on 50 cases, including 5 with severe clinical manifestations Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
7 First outbreak of nosocomial Legionella infection in term neonates caused by a cold mist ultrasonic humidifier Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 19, 2013 Review Article
8 Automated surveillance for healthcare-associated infections: opportunities for improvement Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
9 Decreasing incidence of herpes zoster in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 19, 2013 Review Article
10 Magnetic resonance imaging screening to identify spinal and paraspinal infections associated with injections of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate JAMA, June 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
11 Chagas disease in Latin American immigrants with dilated cardiomyopathy in New York City Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Bigotry and oppressive laws in africa drive HIV in men who have sex with men Full Text PLoS Medicine, June 19, 2013
13 Microbial translocation and liver disease progression in women coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus The Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
14 A heterologous prime/boost vaccination-strategy enhances the immunogenicity of therapeutic vaccines for hepatitis C virus The Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
15 Adherence-enhancing interventions for highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients - a systematic review HIV Medicine, June 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
16 Emergency department (ED) utilization by HIV-infected ED patients in the United States in 2009 and 2010 - a national estimation HIV Medicine, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
17 Trends of second-line eradication therapy for helicobacter pylori in Japan: a multicenter study in the Tokyo metropolitan area Helicobacter, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
18 Innate immune detection of microbial nucleic acids Trends in Microbiology, June 19, 2013 Review Article
19 Potential impact of environmental bacteriophages in spreading antibiotic resistance genes Future Microbiology, June 19, 2013 Review Article
20 Microbial transformations of arsenic: perspectives for biological removal of arsenic from water Future Microbiology, June 19, 2013 Review Article
In a study headed by researchers at Wayne State University involving 119,726 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative, there were 1099 incident cases of malignant melanoma over an average follow-up of 11.6 y. At the time of enrollment, 7.4% of the participants used statins. The annualized rate of malignant melanoma in the statin users and non-users was 0.09% (HR=1.14). Thus, statin use does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women.
Read the article summaryA phase III trial conducted at the University of Cagliari showed that either of two regimens were effective in the treatment of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS). Sixty patients were randomized to receive one of the following treatment interventions for 4 months: 1) L-carnitine (4 g/d) + celecoxib (300 mg/d); or 2) L-carnitine + celecoxib + megestrol acetate (320 mg/d). All patients also received polyphenols (300 mg/d), lipoic acid (300 mg/d), carbocysteine (2.7 g/d), and vitamins A, C, and E. Lean body mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and L3 computed tomography) and physical activity (6-min walk test) increased in both groups.
Read the article summaryAs published in BMC Medicine, elevated ACTH levels are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia, and elevated cortisol levels are associated with hypertension and high LDL-C in obese children and adolescents (n=450).
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