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CDC: Falls Leading Cause of Injury, Death in U.S. Seniors
Falls cause millions of injuries and soaring health care costs, CDC report shows
Animal Study Finds DNA-Based Vaccine Effective Against Zika
Human safety trials are already under way, researchers add
Tofacitinib Citrate May Stimulate Hair Regrowth in Alopecia Areata
However, drug cessation resulted in disease relapse in 8.5 weeks
Effectiveness of Tobacco Taxation Is Being Undermined
Smokers 'downtrade' to cheaper generics, move to less heavily taxed products, buy multipacks
Dementia, Mortality Risk Up for GBA Carriers With Parkinson’s
Mortality risk remained greater in carriers after introduction of dementia as time-dependent covariate
Laquinimod Appears Effective Against Multiple Sclerosis
Animal study indicates laquinimod slows disease progression, but human trials needed
CDC: Higher Levels of Resistance Seen in Gonorrhea Treatment
First cluster of cases to show increased resistance to both azithromycin and ceftriaxone
Immunotherapy Promising for Tx of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
In preliminary trial, four of nine patients with acute myeloid leukemia had complete remission
KAF156 Active for Adults With Vivax, Falciparum Malaria
Antimalarial activity seen with multiple and single dose, with no serious adverse events
Tx Failure Up for High-Flow Therapy Versus CPAP in Preemies
Significantly higher rate of treatment failure than CPAP in preterm infants with respiratory distress
