Azithromycin Prescribed Despite Risk for QTc Prolongation
Seventy-six percent of patients prescribed one or more QTc prolonging meds plus azithromycin
Frozen Samples Comparable to Fresh in Fecal Transplant
Prepackaged stool samples may be used to combat C. difficile infections
More Testing, Treatment Could Dramatically Cut New HIV Cases
Researchers say testing, treating, and providing preventive drugs are crucial
CDC: TB Potentially Passed From Zoo Elephants to People
Findings show potential source of infection with long-term, close contact with infected animals
Trio of Papers Reveal Lessons Learned From Ebola Epidemic
Women showed greater survival; an anti-malaria combination Rx worked well
Many Patients Using E-Mail As First Method of Provider Contact
Online communications reduced need for phone calls and office visits for many
For HIV-Infected, Number of Daily Pills Decreasing
Reduction in number of daily pills from 2005 to 2012; only 50.9 percent on BID regimen in 2012
β-Genus Human Papillomavirus Poses Skin Cancer Risk
HPV subtypes 5, 8, 17, 20, and 38 tied to significant increased risk
Not All PCPs Strongly Recommend HPV Vaccine
About 60 percent of pediatricians, family doctors recommend vaccine for 11- to 12-year-old girls
History of Asthma May Be Linked to Shingles Risk in Adults
Odds of herpes zoster 70 percent higher among people with respiratory condition
