Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States, with the majority of cases occurring in the Northeast. It has been three decades since the agent of the disease, the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, and the ticks that vector it were identified. However, the number of Lyme disease cases have steadily increased. [...]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the first system that can repair a failed or problematic aortic endograft, a fabric tube used to repair a dangerously large aortic aneurysm, a bulge in the large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. FDA’s action will provide surgeons with a minimally-invasive [...]
Nov 23 2011 | Posted in
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CHICAGO – Taking oral antibiotics for treatment of acne appears to be associated with reporting symptoms of pharyngitis (sore throat), according to a report published Online First by Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “Many inconsistent concerns have been voiced about the safety of long-term use of antibiotics,” the authors write as background [...]
Nov 21 2011 | Posted in
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Collaborative research from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has shown that psoriasis patients have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death, especially if the psoriasis is moderate to severe. Now, Penn researchers have discovered the potential underlying mechanism by which the inflammatory skin disease impacts cardiovascular health. In [...]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
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Public health should focus not only on reducing the burden of common diseases but also address the needs of people with blood disorders , experts say in a supplement to December’s American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Even relatively common blood disorders fly below the public health system’s radar with no established mechanisms for surveillance, supplement [...]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
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The death toll from overdoses of prescription painkillers has more than tripled in the past decade, according to an analysis in the CDC Vital Signs report released today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This new finding shows that more than 40 people die every day from overdoses involving narcotic pain relievers like hydrocodone (Vicodin), methadone, [...]
Nov 4 2011 | Posted in
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule and draft special controls guidance lowering the risk classification for external pacemaker pulse generators from Class III (high-risk) to Class II (moderate-risk). External pacemaker pulse generators are used temporarily to regulate a patient’s heartbeat until a permanent pacemaker can be implanted. They are also [...]
Oct 18 2011 | Posted in
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the initial “FluView” report for the U.S. 2011–2012 flu season with the message that flu activity is currently low, making this the perfect time to get vaccinated. There should be lots of vaccine available, because the supply is projected to set a U.S. record. “It takes about two weeks [...]
Oct 17 2011 | Posted in
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Even though there has been high-compliance or improvement by children’s hospitals regarding asthma care quality measures, improved compliance with providing a written home management plan upon discharge has not been associated with subsequent lower emergency department usage or asthma-related readmission rates, according to a study in the October 5 issue of JAMA. The Children’s Asthma [...]
Oct 6 2011 | Posted in
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Between 2010 and 2050, smoking could be responsible for 40 million excess deaths from tuberculosis (TB), according to research published on bmj.com today. The study, led Dr Sanjay Basu from the University of California, used a mathematical model to determine the effect of smoking on future tuberculosis rates. The research finds that because smoking increases [...]
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