More thoughts on pandemic H1N1 influenza February 1, 2010
As this is written in late January, the H1N1 pandemic in the United
States has subsided to very low levels and there is no sign yet of a
wint......
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Potential emerging diseases in the United States in the next five to 10 years January 1, 2010
In the past 10 years, outbreaks or new mechanisms of spread have been
seen with diseases never seen before in the United States. In some cases, ......
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The Top 10 of 2009 December 1, 2009
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Top 10 Stories of 2009 December 1, 2009
At the end of each year, the Infectious Disease News
Editorial Board votes on the top 10 stories of the year – the stories
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Reflections on the 47th IDSA Meeting November 1, 2009
The 47th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
concluded on Sunday, November 1, 2009. It was held in the friendly confine......
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As health care reform evolves, many options being discussed September 1, 2009
Health care reform is moving forward on a fast track. There is little
possibility of derailment but there will be course changes as the principl......
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Clinical research and regulatory oversight: A question of balance September 1, 2009
In 1932, Charles Pollard was told he had “bad blood,” although
he did not know what it meant at the time. He was one of more than 600 black
m......
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The autism and vaccines decision may help curtail pending lawsuits August 1, 2009
In February, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program rejected the petition of three test cases alleging that autism spectrum
disorde......
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Further thoughts on health care: What became of cost control? August 1, 2009
Last month, I discussed an analysis by Dr. Atul Gawande regardi......
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Accelerated atherosclerosis an issue in patients with AIDS July 1, 2009
When the first AIDS cases were recognized in the early 1980s,
cardiovascular disease proved to be a minor problem. Patients were dying from
p......
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