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18 Jun 2018 - Clinical Summaries from Diabetes Obes Metab Does BMI influence the choice of lipid-lowering therapy?
Findings from the DYSIS study.
18 Jun 2018 - The Lancet Infectious Diseases - FULLTEXT Is delayed surgery beneficial in Buruli ulcer?
Findings from a randomised controlled trial which assessed the need for excision surgery at 8 weeks or 14 weeks after initiation of antimicrobial treatment
13 Jun 2018 - Vaccination News from Public Health England Rotavirus cases continuing to fall in England and Wales
The number of laboratory reports of rotavirus in England and Wales in the current season is 55 per cent lower than the previous four-season average.

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18 Jun 2018 - UK Medical News Autoimmune rheumatic disease: seasonal influenza vaccine uptake poor in individuals ≤65 years in the UK
Most vaccinations do not occur in time before the influenza virus begins to circulate.
18 Jun 2018 - HCV Clinical Digest from Liver Cancer HCV cirrhosis: SVR is key to attenuating HCC risk
German study nixes link between DAAs and higher cancer risk.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Neurology AAN updates guidelines on new AEDs for treating epilepsy
Updated guidelines clarify where new AEDs fit in treatment armamentarium.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from N Engl J Med Aw, nuts: landmark Mediterranean diet study retracted, replaced
Reevaluation of randomization process forced the changes.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks Cereal
Illnesses should be reported to CDC.
18 Jun 2018 - Oncology Clinical Digest from J Natl Compr Canc Netw EBC: fewer than 50% of older women receive recommended care
SEER analysis of over 142K women with early breast cancer.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Psychiatry Autistic traits tied to childhood depression risk
Bullying and social communication impairment might be key factors.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from PLoS Negl Trop Dis Chagas disease leads to cardiomyopathy in almost a third of cases
The “new HIV/AIDS of the Americas” is linked to ECG abnormalities.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Diabetes Technol Ther Inhaled insulin in T1D: guidelines offer specifics
Current FDA-mandated recommendations may not give optimal glycemic control.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Type 2 MI: managing an increasingly common diagnosis
Some studies suggest that type 2 is more prevalent than type 1.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Detectable hearing loss tied to portable music players in children
Children as young as age 9 years show a noise-induced high-frequency hearing loss.
18 Jun 2018 - International Medical News WHO study highlights alarming levels of elder abuse in residential units
Results from one of the first quantitative synthesis of prevalence estimates for elder abuse in institutional settings.
18 Jun 2018 - International Medical News Portable music players linked with high-frequency hearing loss in children
Findings from a cross-sectional, population-based study of 3,116 children.
18 Jun 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol Eosinophilic esophagitis: budesonide maintenance therapy found safe, partly effective
Results of a phase 2 extension study support a phase 3 trial.

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