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News, opinions and meeting coverage in geriatrics.

<乌鸦传媒>Slow Medicine: Omega-3s, Zoster Vaccination, and Bariatric Surgery

Thoughtful review of hot-button topics in the news

<乌鸦传媒>In RA Patients, 2-Week Methotrexate Holiday Boosts Flu Vax Efficacy

Pragmatic trial shows 15%-20% bump in antibody titers

<乌鸦传媒>H7N9 Flu Changes Worry Experts

'Huge surge' in cases in China in 2016-17 season

<乌鸦传媒>Hepatitis A Outbreak to Greet IDWeek

Homeless bear brunt of disease; delegates at low risk

<乌鸦传媒>Make the Diagnosis: More Than a Mosquito Bite

Case Findings: A 52-year-old man who had returned from an end-of-summer camping trip in Vermont two weeks earlier went to the doctor complaining of a severe headache in the front of his head and a widespread rash of blanching macules. The illness had started a few days earlier with just a mild fever, myalgias, and some loss of appetite. Despite feeling terrible, he joked that his trip was fun, but he's pretty sure the mosquito is the unofficial bird of Vermont. What is your diagnosis?

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>AIDS Science Meeting Returns to Paris

Leaders vow to battle to preserve research into virus

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: HPV Vax Averts Oral Infections in Young Adults

But low uptake did limit impact

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP: One-Dose HepB Vax OK for Some Infants Needing Revaccination

Two more doses needed if infant still non-responsive after testing, committee advises

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: World's Largest Penis; Sex Bias in Breast Milk; Cervical Ca Deaths

Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP: Cholera Vax Recommended for Travelers

Also MenACWY vaccines recommended for persons with HIV

<乌鸦传媒>ASM Microbe: Two Meetings in One

Microbiology society combines two premier meetings

<乌鸦传媒>Flu Shot Safe for Surgical Inpatients

Study busts "urban legend" on risks from vaccination

<乌鸦传媒>Are Masks a Good Alternative to Flu Shots for Healthcare Workers?

At some hospitals, it's vaccinate or be fired

<乌鸦传媒>PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins

This week's topics include complications following surgery for urinary incontinence, real-life data on HIV prevention in high-risk men, transmission of pertussis among siblings, and telemedicine recommendations.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC's Meningitis B Vax Recommendation Faces Criticism

Lack of universal recommendation deemed "confusing for parents"

<乌鸦传媒>Shingles Risks Similar for the RA Biologics

The risk of developing herpes zoster was similar among older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with the various different biologic agents, a retrospective study found.

<乌鸦传媒>Azithromycin Linked to Belly Blockage in Infants

WASHINGTON -- Infants who received azithromycin (Zithromax) in the early days of life were at an increased risk for developing infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS), researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Shingle Risk High in Lupus, RA, COPD

Patients with autoimmune diseases and certain other chronic conditions are at increased risk for herpes zoster, a U.K. case-control study found.

<乌鸦传媒>Shingles Vaccine OK in Mild Lupus

NEW YORK -- Vaccination against shingles may be safe for patients with mild, stable systemic lupus erythematosus, a researcher said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Testosterone Level Affects Flu Shot Response

Men with high testosterone and a certain genetic cluster may not experience an antibody response after a flu shot, researchers suggested -- a finding that could affect men taking prescription testosterone.

<乌鸦传媒>Few Lupus, IBD Patients Getting HPV Vaccine

SAN DIEGO -- Despite being at greater risk of infection, few children and young adults with autoimmune diseases are being vaccinated against human papillomavirus, according to a study.

<乌鸦传媒>Japan Stops Some Vaccinations After Deaths

Japanese health officials have suspended the use of two pediatric vaccines as a precaution following the deaths of four young children, according to multiple media reports.

<乌鸦传媒>Nursing Mothers Should Avoid Yellow Fever Vaccine

A single case report has raised concern that yellow fever vaccine virus may be transmitted through breast milk, suggesting the need to avoid administering the vaccine to breastfeeding women.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Watching H1N1 Mutation, but No Cause for Alarm

The CDC is keeping a careful eye on a mutation in some strains of the pandemic H1N1 flu that Norwegian researchers isolated from three patients with severe disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Melamine Found in U.S.-Made Baby Formula

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- A trace amount of melamine, the toxic chemical that has sickened tens of thousands of infants in China, was found in a U.S.-manufactured infant formula, the FDA confirmed.

<乌鸦传媒>Macular Degeneration Linked to Sunlight and Low Antioxidants

LONDON -- Some cases of age-related macular degeneration may arise from a combination of low plasma levels of antioxidants and exposure to blue light from the sun, a multi-national European study suggested.

<乌鸦传媒>Ginseng Safe for Short-Term Pediatric Use

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Ginseng appears safe for treating children with cold and flu symptoms, researchers here found.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns of Toxic Tomalley in Maine Lobsters

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA warned today against eating the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of Maine lobsters, called tomalley, which is considered a delicacy by some. But the meat of the claw and tail were not part of the caution.

<乌鸦传媒>Herpes Virus Linked to Ketosis-Prone Diabetes

PARIS -- A herpes virus is associated with an atypical form of type 2 diabetes found in people of African origin, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>False-Positive TB Skin Tests Prevalent in U.S. Army

BETHESDA, Md. -- Clusters of positive tests for latent tuberculosis infection in the U.S. Army appear to reflect a high number of false-positive readings from a more than century-old skin test, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Seasonal Flu Starts in Asia and Migrates Throughout World

CAMBRIDGE, England -- Seasonal influenza starts in east and southeast Asia and follows a highly predictable path to infect the rest of the world, researchers here said.

<乌鸦传媒>One in Every 20 Healthcare Workers Is MRSA Carrier

GENEVA -- One in every 20 healthcare workers carries methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the vast majority without symptoms, researchers here said.

<乌鸦传媒>MRSA Implicated in Majority of Post-Facelift Infections

NEW YORK -- Although surgical-site infections after face-lift procedures are uncommon, those that occur are usually caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, making them difficult to treat.

<乌鸦传媒>If the Hairball Is a Human's, the Danger is Great

CHICAGO -- When Rush University physicians operated to remove an abdominal mass from an 18-year-old woman, no one expected to find a 4.5-kilogram trichobezoar, a rare condition, but one that can be fatal.

<乌鸦传媒>State Warns Against Drinking Metromint Flavored Bottled Water

SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of Public Health has warned against drinking Metromint, a flavored water bottled in California and sold on the Internet and in grocery stores nationwide, because of possible contamination with Bacillus cereus.

<乌鸦传媒>High Normal ALT Limit Lowered for Male Adolescents

SYDNEY, Australia -- The upper limit of normal for the ALT liver enzyme in adolescent males has been too high, said researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>Antibiotics and Steroids Ineffective in Sinus Infection

SOUTHAMPTON, England -- Amoxicillin and nasal budesonide were no more effective than placebo in treating acute sinus infections, researchers here found.

<乌鸦传媒>Early Swimming Increases Diarrhea Risk For Babies

NEUHERBERG, Germany -- Babies taken swimming in public pools in the first year of life have an increased risk of diarrhea, researchers here said.

<乌鸦传媒>Frozen Burger Recall Prompted by E. Coli Outbreak

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Nearly two dozen illnesses from frozen hamburgers apparently tainted with Escherichia coli O157:H7 have prompted a meat company to recall more than 300,000 pounds of beef.

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