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Health-care providers should be vigilant for LGV, especially among MSM exposed to persons from Europe, and be prepared to diagnose the disease and provide appropriate treatment to patients and their exposed sex partners.
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A Colorado family purchased 6 hamsters from a pet store, all of whom died within a week from a diarrheal illness. One, however, managed to bite a 3-year-old child on the index finger before dying. One week later, the child developed fever and painful left axillary lymphadenopathy, as well as sloughing of skin at the site of the bite.
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A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of infants fed a formula supplemented with probiotics showed a mild reduction in the days and episodes of fever, and the days and episodes of diarrhea, with no effect on respiratory tract illnesses.
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Although a definitive answer could not be reached because of small sample size, no evidence of benefit from the treatment of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome with ribavirin was detected.
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Rev. Deresienski Stops Communion!; Environmental Mimics of Chemical Warfare; Malaria in Airline Crew Members; Paradoxical Effect of High-Dose Caspofungin.
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A Crackdown on Importation of Drugs; FDA Actions.
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The most commonly prescribed statins have a low incidence of rhabdomyolysis, according to the results a new study of more than 250,000 patients.
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Vitamin E had no significant effects in slowing disease progression, and no significant side effects in the patient population were encountered. Patients who regularly take vitamin E have a 60% reduced risk of getting ALS.
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These data prove the high diagnostic value of our objective EEG criteria in CJD.
