Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cold and flu myths and facts
Nobody wants the common cold as a guest, but the upper respiratory infection keeps knocking at the door, never more frequently than during the winter holiday season.
Dec 17, 2012
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Respiratory Tract Infections
Health
Vitamin D can help infection-prone patients avoid respiratory tract infection
Treating infection-prone patients over a 12-month period with high doses of vitamin D reduces their risk of developing respiratory tract infection – and consequently their antibiotic requirement. This according to a new ...
Dec 13, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Superbugs blasted by aerosols
(Medical Xpress)—Blasting superbugs with tiny nano-sized antibiotics delivered via powder aerosol may be a faster, safer and cheaper way of treating respiratory infectious diseases such as pneumonia or cystic fibrosis, ...
Nov 29, 2012
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Xeljanz approved for rheumatoid arthritis
(HealthDay)—Xeljanz (tofacitinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) among people who can't tolerate, or haven't been helped by, the drug methotrexate.
Nov 7, 2012
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Medications
Study succeeds in cutting inappropriate antibiotic prescribing by pediatricians
A study involving one of the nation's largest networks of pediatric practices was able to nearly halve the inappropriate use of antibiotics through quarterly monitoring and feedback of the physicians' prescribing patterns. ...
Oct 18, 2012
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Medical research
Bitter taste receptors regulate the upper respiratory defense system, research shows
A new study from a team of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Monell Chemical Senses Center, and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, reveals that a person's ability to taste ...
Oct 8, 2012
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Health
Vitamin D supplementation does not reduce rate or severity of colds, study finds
Although some data have suggested a possible inverse association between serum vitamin D levels and the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections (colds), participants in a randomized controlled trial who received a ...
Oct 2, 2012
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Medications
Common antibiotics pose a rare risk of severe liver injury in older patients
The commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotics moxifloxacin and levofloxacin are associated with an increased risk of severe liver injury in older people, according to a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Aug 13, 2012
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Pediatrics
Dogs may protect babies from some infections: study
Babies who spend time around pet dogs have fewer ear infections and respiratory ailments than those whose homes are animal-free, said a study released on Monday.
Jul 9, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Activities, smoking affect lymph node involvement in melanoma
(HealthDay) -- Several factors, including sporting activity, physical workload, and smoking habits, affect the sonomorphologic characteristics of peripheral lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with a history of invasive cutaneous ...
Mar 9, 2012
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