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A group of staphylococcal investigators from Lyon, France, and Houston, Texas, have been working for years to show the importance of toxins in the pathogenesis of S. aureus infections. The group of Jerome Etienne and Francois Vandenesch in Lyon have already shown the propensity of strains containing the PVL toxin to produce fatal necrotizing pneumonia in children.
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Quinolone-Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhea (QRNG) continues to spread with alarming frequency across the United States.
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IBS-Drug Treatment Pulled, CV Side Effects; Drug Combo Better for Migraine Treatment; Pergolide Off the Market, Heart Disease Risk; Hormone Treatment, Does Timing Matter?; FDA Actions
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection results in both acute and chronic hepatitis.
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Torcetrapib, a cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor, has been in development by Pfizer for nearly 15 years.
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Although spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) generally causes a benign, self-limited, postural headache, subdural hematomas may occur in SIH with serious sequelae.
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In addition to previously identified antibodies that cause limbic encephalitis, novel antibodies directed against cell membrane antigens may cause many of the "antibody-negative" cases, and these cases seem to respond favorably to immunosuppressive treatment.
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Torcetrapib, a cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor, has been in development by Pfizer for nearly 15 years.
