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For patients with anogenital warts

Sodium Nitrate, Citric Acid Effective for Anogenital Warts

High-dose treatment linked to improvement in complete clinical clearance at 12 weeks
Lung volume reduction surgery is safe for select patients

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Offers Lasting Benefit

Operation safe for select patients; significant clinical benefit seen through five years
An investigational serogroup B meningococcal vaccine seems to have protected vaccinated individuals from the disease during an outbreak

Investigational MenB Vaccine Can Protect Individuals in Outbreak

No serogroup B meningococcal disease cases in those who received MenB vaccine in university outbreak
Kybella (deoxycholic acid) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat moderate-to-severe submental fat.

FDA Approves Kybella for Reducing Submental Fat

Use for fat outside submental area not approved, not recommended

Pediatric Academic Societies, April 25-28

The Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies was held from April 25 to 28 in San...
Preliminary research suggests that an HIV vaccine in development can ramp up the body's immune system

Experimental HIV Vaccine Could Boost Efficacy of HAART

Findings for patients on highly-active antiretroviral therapy
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is already the third leading cause of death in the world

COPD May Increase Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

COPD is third leading cause of death in the world
The majority of oral antibiotic course durations for adult acne follow guidelines

Most Adult Acne Antibiotic Course Durations Follow Guidelines

However, topical retinoids are underused in conjunction with antibiotics for adult acne
The first generic versions of the atypical antipsychotic drug Abilify (aripiprazole) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

FDA Approves First Generic Abilify

For treatment of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
Women who breastfeed their babies and later develop breast cancer are less likely to have the cancer return or be terminal than women who do not breastfeed

Breastfeeding Linked to Better Breast Cancer Outcomes for Mom

Strongest benefit seen in most common types of tumors, researchers say