HBV, HCV Coinfection Ups Non-Hodgkin Risk in ART-Treated HIV
Increased risk for NHL for HIV-infected patients receiving ART with chronic coinfection with HBV, HCV
Herbal, Dietary Supplements Cause One-Fifth of Hepatotoxicity
Major implicated agents include anabolic steroids, green tea, multi-ingredient nutritional supplements
Regulatory T Cells Decreased With Farm Exposure at Age 6
Elevated LPS-stimulated Treg percentage at age 6 years linked to increased risk of asthma
Urine Concentration Aids UTI Diagnosis in Young Infants
Pyuria threshold varies with urine concentration for evaluation of UTI in young infants
Less Frequent Cervical CA Screens May Be OK After HPV Vaccine
Less testing could reduce risk of false-positives and save money, researchers say
SHBG, Total Estradiol Linked to Type 2 Diabetes in Women
Higher risk of T2DM with low levels of sex hormone-binding globulin, high levels of total estradiol
Considerable Economic Burden for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Economic burden estimated at about $9 billion in 2015 for adults ages 19 years and older
Mutations Identified in Uterine, Ovarian Carcinosarcomas
Mutations in previously ID'd cancer genes; excess of mutations in genes encoding histone H2A, H2B
Adolescent BMI Predicts Diabetes Mellitus Mortality
Overweight and obesity correlated with hazard ratios of 8.0 and 17.2 for diabetes mortality
Liver Stiffness Linked to Hepatic Events, Death in Hepatitis B
Metabolic syndrome ups risk of cardiovascular events, not hepatic events or death in chronic hep B
