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Cost is high for Japanese encephalitis vaccinations
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Oral tecovirimat for smallpox shows efficacy in animals, safety in humans
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FDA issues Ebola preparedness statement
The FDA detailed efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, including appropriate access to investigational drugs and a vaccine as well as...
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NIH launches early Ebola treatment trial
A phase 1 study of a potential new Ebola treatment has begun at the NIH, examining the safety of monoclonal antibody mAb114 in healthy volunteers...
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Blood type A linked to more-severe diarrhea
Adults in type A blood groups were significantly more likely than those in type B or O groups to develop moderate to severe diarrhea after...
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Study: No link between non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Q fever
The study looks at the incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the Netherlands before, during, and after a Q fever epidemic.
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Don’t shorten therapy for older, sicker cellulitis patients
Elderly patients with cellulitis and comorbid conditions probably need a full 12-day course of treatment.
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FDA advisory committee votes to recommend first once-daily aminoglycoside antibiotic
Plazomicin has been recommended by an FDA advisory committee as an added treatment for complicated UTI.
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Piperacillin-tazobactam tripled risk of death for patients with cephalosporin-resistant septicemia
The MERINO study was stopped after an interim analysis revealed increased mortality with use of piperacillin-tazobactam for septicemia.
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Zika virus: Sexual contact risk may be limited to short window
Infectious Zika virus in the semen of symptomatic infected men appears to be uncommon and limited to the first few weeks after onset of illness....
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MDedge Daily News: Why low-calorie sucralose may fuel weight gain
And diabetes in the United States racks up a hefty health bill.