The risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients developing deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism was 1.98-fold and 1.80-fold higher, respe... More »
SILVER SPRING, MD.– Two components of the trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccines used during the current season should be replaced for the 20... More »
WASHINGTON– Recent isolated cases of anthrax in Minnesota and elsewhere, along with the disease’s relative ease of transmission from animals or pl... More »
Smoking causes death from many diseases that until now have not been linked officially to tobacco use, including digestive disorders, liver cirrhosis,... More »
Smoking causes death from many diseases that until now have not been linked officially to tobacco use, including digestive disorders, liver cirrhosis,... More »
SILVER SPRING, MD. – A novel treatment for invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis gained the support of a Food and Drug Administration adv... More »
AMSTERDAM – A targeted oral medication for the prevention of potentially life-threatening episodes of hereditary angioedema produced a clinically meaningful reduction in attack frequency in a...
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AUSTIN, TEX. – Use of proton pump inhibitors and steroids was independently associated with recurrences of Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea among patients in an intensive care unit,...
PHILADELPHIA – Receiving a flu shot cut the odds of influenza hospitalizations by 56% among older adults during the 2010-1011 flu season, surveillance data show.
Vaccine effectiveness was...