Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – November 1, 2007

November 1, 2007

• Young Women — Do Not Visualize Your Migraine Aura Through Cigarette Smoke!

  The association between migraine and ischemic stroke has been noted in multiple clinical trials of both men and women. The correlation seems greatest in young women with migraine with aura, as noted in the Women's Health Study (WHS) (Kurth. JAMA. 2006).

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• Selenium: Supplementation and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  Goal: to assess the effect of long-term selenium supplementation on the incidence of new onset type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

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• Say No to Norovirus

  In the midst of multiple outbreaks of norovirus infection in Maryland in 2004, infection control personnel at Johns Hopkins Hospital were notified that 2 healthcare workers (HCW) had acute gastroenteritis, resulting in the initiation of active surveillance of gastrointestinal illness among patients and staff.

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• Pharmacology Watch: Are Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) Safe?

  Zometa and hip fractures; Merck HIV Vaccine Ineffective in Clinical Trial; Thimerosal and Mercury Exposure; FDA Actions

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