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Dementia is associated with mortality in most older adults with Down syndrome

Dementia Tied to Mortality in Older Adults With Down Syndrome

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Crude mortality rates for individuals with dementia were five times higher than for those without
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends HIV screening for individuals aged 15 to 65 years

USPSTF Suggests Universal HIV Screening, PrEP for High-Risk Patients

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Screening recommended for those ages 15 to 65 years, including pregnant women

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 15-19

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The 2018 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology The annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma...
North Carolina's largest chickenpox outbreak in decades is centered in a primary school with a large number of vaccine-exempt students

Vaccine-Exempt Students Behind N.C. Chickenpox Outbreak

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Of the school's 152 students, 110 have not received the varicella vaccine
A task force to investigate a rising number of cases of a rare polio-like disease among children in the United States has been created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Announces Acute Flaccid Myelitis Task Force

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Task force is scheduled to submit its first report in early December
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with health officials from various states are asking American consumers to avoid romaine lettuce due to an outbreak of Escherichia coli illness.

FDA: Another E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce

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So far, 32 people across 11 states have become sick with E. coli after eating romaine lettuce
The onset of musculoskeletal adverse events during statin monotherapy is significantly faster with use of atorvastatin and rosuvastatin versus simvastatin

Onset of Musculoskeletal Adverse Events Varies Between Statins

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Significantly faster onset with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin versus simvastatin during monotherapy
The risk for sexual transmission of HIV is negligible when an HIV-positive sex partner adheres to antiretroviral therapy and maintains viral suppression

HIV Transmission Risk Small With Antiretroviral Compliance

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No transmissions with antiretroviral tx, viral load of less than 200 copies/mL four to six months apart
Patients with peanut allergy who received oral immunotherapy

ACAAI: Oral Immunotherapy Is Protective in Peanut Allergy

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More patients receiving AR101 able to ingest ≥600 mg peanut protein without dose-limiting symptoms
Rates of multiple sclerosis relapse decrease during pregnancy but increase postpartum

MS Relapse Drops During Pregnancy but Rises After

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Disease-modifying drug use uncommon year before pregnancy and further drops during pregnancy