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Get up to speed on the latest testing and treatment modalities on the hepatitis C virus (HCV) by watching the archived webcast of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDCs) Public Health Grand Rounds: The 25th anniversary of the discovery of the hepatitis C virus: looking back to look forward.
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Up to 90% of female adolescents report experiencing painful periods or other menstrual complaints. Problems associated with menses are the primary reported cause for absenteeism from school and work for female adolescents. While diagnosis and treatment differ depending on specific menstrual disorders or complaints, contraceptive methods often offer a solution for teens and adults.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new approach for HIV testing in laboratories that capitalizes on the latest technology to improve diagnosis of acute infection, the earliest stage of HIV infection when people are most likely to transmit the virus.
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Osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) during the third trimester appears to help prevent the progression of back pain and the loss of back functioning with time.
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Two recent studies have found that concomitant use of prescription medications and dietary supplements is common.
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Daily intake of a single strain probiotic supplement (Bl-04) was associated with a decreased risk of UTRIs in healthy adults.
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Consuming probiotics may have a modest effect on blood pressure (BP),
especially in persons with BP > 130/85 mmHG and when taken for ¡Ý 8 weeks as multistrain product at a potency of ¡Ý 1011 colony forming units per day.
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Approximately half of blood cultures taken from febrile infants with bacteremia turn positive within 15 hours of sampling.
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A prospective case series that included patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection found that treatment with tapered antibiotic therapy and the probiotic drink kefir resulted in a clinical cure of 84% (21 out of 25 patients).
