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Hospitalizations related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections more than doubled, from 127,000 to nearly 280,000, between 1999 and 2005, according to a new study.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is responding to a recent Washington Post report that CDC estimates of new HIV infections in Americans annually may be 50% higher than previously believed.
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Alarmed by continuing deaths and severe adverse reactions after treatment for latent tuberculosis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking funding approval for a national surveillance system to track the events.
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The perception of health care risks motivates behaviors in healthcare workers as well as patients.
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Lipid abnormalities can be problematic in HIV-positive patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) due to the risk of premature coronary artery disease developing in susceptible patients.
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Increasingly, hospitals are being required to make public their surveillance data on hospital-related infections as quality indicators.
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In this issue: FDA warnings for existing drugs dominate pharmaceutical news this month.
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