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More Evidence of Zika Connection to Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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Virus detected in body fluids of Colombians with Guillain-Barré syndrome
The measles outbreak that occurred in an Amish community in 2014 illustrates the ongoing threat the infection presents -- and the importance of routine vaccination

CDC Reviews Measles Outbreak in Amish Community

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Nearly all who were infected had not been vaccinated, researchers say
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-lowering genetic variants are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Exposure to LDL-C-Lowering Genetic Variants Ups T2DM Risk

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Meta-analysis shows heterogeneous associations for genes in or near NPC1L1 with type 2 diabetes
Duodenal bacteria from patients with celiac disease and healthy individuals have distinct effects on gluten breakdown and immunogenicity

Distinct Duodenal Bacteria in Celiac Disease, Controls

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Duodenal bacteria from patients with CD have distinct effect on gluten breakdown, immunogenicity
Adults who have experienced stress as children appear to have an increased risk of shorter telomeres

Childhood Trauma Tied to Higher Odds of Shorter Telomeres

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Study suggests link between family stress and potential damage to DNA
Mass spectrometry-based profiling combined with clinical variables can identify nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

NASH ID’d by Mass Spectrometry-Based Profiling, Clinical Variables

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MS-based profiling combined with clinical variables accurately identifies nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new recommendations on how long men with either Zika infection or exposure should abstain from trying to conceive. The recommendations have been published in the Sept. 30 early-release issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Men With Zika Exposure to Abstain From Conceiving Longer

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Waiting period lengthened from eight weeks to six months
In correspondence published in the October issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Zika Virus Found in Sperm, Not Just Semen

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Findings in traveler from French Guyana; similar results seen in two other patients
Doctors are spending more than $32

Doctors Spending in Excess of $32,000 on Health IT

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Costs increased by 40 percent between 2009 and 2015 and are expected to continue increasing
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted Zika virus-related special travel considerations for 11 Southeastern Asian countries.

CDC Updates Zika Travel Advisory for Southeast Asia

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Pregnant women should consider postponing nonessential travel to countries in this region