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Fusobacterium as a Cause of Pharyngitis in Young Adults
Three hundred twelve students presenting to a university student health clinic with sore throat and 180 asymptomatic students had throat swabs taken and the samples were tested by PCR for Fusobacterium necrophorum, Mycoplasma pneumonia, group A streptococci, and group C/G streptococci. Fusobacterium necrophorum-positive pharyngitis occurs more frequently than group A streptococcal pharyngitis in this population and clinically resembles streptococcal pharyngitis.
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Seizures, Encephalopathy, and Vaccines — Evidence Fails to Support a Link
A comprehensive, independent review of 10 years of all cases in the United States of seizures and encephalopathy reported as linked to vaccination showed that approximately one-quarter of cases had evidence of a pre-existing neurologic abnormality. Among those who developed chronic epilepsy, many had clinical features suggesting genetically determined epilepsy, especially Dravet syndrome.
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Nurse: Hospital lied, tricked her for PR benefit
One of the more shocking allegations in the lawsuit nurse Nina Pham filed recently against Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas involves what she says was a deceitful attempt to help bolster the hospital’s public image during a frenzy of media coverage about Ebola.
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Ebola lawsuit claims nurse was thrust into danger without proper training
The Kafkaesque story told in the lawsuit filed by nurse Nina Pham features a woman who innocently shows up for work one day and finds herself trapped in a nightmare, betrayed by those she trusted to protect her.
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Harsh claims as nurse sues hospital where she contracted Ebola
A nurse who contracted Ebola after treating a patient with the disease is suing her hospital. She claims the hospital failed to provide adequate training and protective gear, among several other charges. The nurse says she still suffers physically and mentally from the experience. She alleges that the hospital used her for public relations efforts against her will.
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Clinical Briefs
Modifying the Home Environment to Prevent Falls
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Secukinumab Injection (Cosentyx™)
A recombinant, fully humanized monoclonal antibody to interleukin-17 has been approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Secukinumab is marketed by Novartis as Cosentyx.
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B-type Natriuretic Peptides (BNP) Values Improve CVD Risk Prediction
Elevated BNP values in a large cohort of women with numerous CV events modestly improved measures of CVD risk prediction.
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Does a Link Exist Between OSA and CAD?
Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with coronary artery calcification in non-obese individuals, but the effect is largely attenuated by body mass index.
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Statins After an MI: Does it Happen?
Following hospital discharge for a heart attack, the majority of Medicare patients do not get recommended high-intensity statin therapy.