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American Family Physician March 15, 2004	Hepatitis C What is hepatitis C? How is it spread?
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American Family Physician September 15, 2003	Respiratory Infections During Pregnancy What is a viral respiratory infection?... What if I am exposed to a viral respiratory infection while I am pregnant?... What should I do if I am exposed to chickenpox?... What should I do if I am exposed to fifth disease?... etc.
American Family Physician November 1, 2001 Thomas R. Riley	Preventive Strategies in Chronic Liver Disease Chronic liver disease is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. Preventive care can significantly reduce the progression of liver disease. Part I: Alcohol, Vaccines, Toxic Medications and Supplements, Diet and Exercise...
American Family Physician June 15, 2006	Hepatitis A: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is hepatitis A?... How is the disease spread?... How can I tell if I have the disease?... How is this disease treated?... How long will I be contagious?... etc.
Health May 2008 Jessica Snyder Sachs	Seven Vaccines You Need Right Now Why those childhood shots (whooping cough, mumps, and more) may have worn off - and what to do.
American Family Physician June 15, 2006 Brundage & Fitzpatrick	Hepatitis A The introduction of hepatitis A vaccines in 1995 led to a drop in the number of reported cases of hepatitis A and a shift to a higher percentage of cases occurring in older age groups. The hepatitis A virus survives for extended periods in the environment.
Nursing May 2009 Davenport & Myers	How to Protect Yourself After Body Fluid Exposure Here's how you can minimize the risk of disease transmission if you or a coworker is accidentally exposed to blood or another potentially infectious body fluid.
AskMen.com Dustin Driver	Travel Diseases: Central & South America There are more than a few diseases that can turn your dream vacation to Central or South America into a nightmare -- so here are a few "ounces of prevention."
American Family Physician August 15, 2003	West Nile Virus What is West Nile virus?... How do people get infected with West Nile virus?... What are the symptoms of West Nile virus infection?... Who is at risk for infection with West Nile virus?... Is there a treatment for West Nile virus infection?... etc.
American Family Physician April 15, 2005	Infections During Pregnancy: What You Should Know A patient hand-out detailing what a patient should do if they become ill during pregnancy, possible tests they may need as well prevention suggestions.
American Family Physician December 15, 2003 Monika N. Daftary	Adefovir (Hepsera) for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection Adefovir offers an effective first-line alternative for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. It also may prove to be useful in patients who have failed therapy with lamivudine as well as in patients who have difficulty tolerating interferon alfa-2b.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Brian Lawler	Success for Dynavax Solid results from the first of three phase III trials cause the biopharmaceutical Dynavax's shares to rise.
Managed Care March 2004 Michael S. Victoroff	'Often Wrong, Never in Doubt' It's easy to blame the uninformed, and sometimes fair, but are the ignorant the only ones at fault? Medical professionals need to be able to explain, not just order and direct.
American Family Physician July 15, 2003 Sur et al.	Vaccinations in Pregnancy Routine vaccines that generally are safe to administer during pregnancy include diphtheria, tetanus, influenza, and hepatitis B. Other vaccines, such as meningococcal and rabies, may be considered.
AskMen.com	Vaccine Helps Prevent HIV For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result.
Nursing December 2008 Susan Simmons Holcomb	Caring for a patient with chronic hepatitis C Teach your patient about improved treatments that can help him deal with this potentially deadly infection.
American Family Physician March 15, 2004	Management of Hepatitis C: Evaluating Suitability for Drug Therapy Chronic hepatitis C virus infection is a common and serious disease. Although an estimated 2.7 million persons in the United States have this disease, most have not yet been diagnosed.
AskMen.com Dustin Driver	Most Contagious Diseases Super-contagious diseases spread like wildfire. The best way to battle any of these nasty bugs is to avoid them altogether. Keep your eyes open for these most-unwanted diseases, and stay healthy.
Managed Care September 2006 Thomas Morrow	Remarkable Work Went Into Designing the New HPV Vaccine The recently approved human papillomavirus vaccine is a prime example of how science is beating back the advance of old diseases.
Science News October 19, 2002 Janet Raloff	West Nile Worries Are No Reason to Give Up Breast-feeding The case of the youngest person in the United States thought to have been infected with West Nile Virus -- a newborn -- almost certainly resulted from transmission of the virus in breast milk. Still, the new findings don't warrant changing current breast-feeding guidelines.
American Family Physician February 1, 2007 Servey et al.	Clinical Presentations of Parvovirus B19 Infection Generally, erythema infectiosum is self-limited and does not require treatment. Patients with arthralgia may require nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment.
American Family Physician February 15, 2003	Antiviral Drugs in the Immunocompetent Host: Part I. Treatment of Hepatitis, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes Infections
The Motley Fool September 24, 2009 Brian Orelli	Drugmakers' HIV Treatments Live On Companies that make HIV drugs could lose billions of dollars in revenue if an effective vaccine is developed. All drug-company investors need to keep an eye on up-and-coming drugs from competitors that could take market share.
American Family Physician July 1, 2004 Lo Re & Gluckman	Travel Immunizations The approach to vaccine recommendations should be based on a thorough assessment of the risks for travel-related diseases, the time available before trip departure, and current knowledge of the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases.
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American Family Physician April 1, 2002	What Should I Know About Helicobacter pylori Infections? What Should I Know About Helicobacter pylori Infections?... How is H. pylori infection diagnosed?... How is H. pylori infection treated?... What can I do to help the treatment work?...
American Family Physician May 15, 2001	Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: What a Parent Needs to Know Why should my child get this vaccine?... What exactly is the pneumococcal vaccine?... Are there some children who should not get pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or who should wait until they are older?...
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American Family Physician January 1, 2004	Painful Urination Why does it sometimes hurt when I urinate?... What will I need to tell my doctor?... What kind of tests will I need to have done?... How are UTIs treated?... What can I do if I keep getting UTIs?... etc.
American Family Physician August 15, 2005 Ward & Kugelmas	Using Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin to Treat Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C New treatment regimens and advances in the management of side effects and toxicities have expanded the pool of patients who can be treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
American Family Physician April 15, 2005 Kirkham, Harris & Grzybowski	Evidence-Based Prenatal Care: Part II. Third-Trimester Care and Prevention of Infectious Diseases Recommendations for care, disease screening, labor induction and vaccinations for patients during late pregnancy.
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Alex H. Krist & Amy Crawford-Faucher	Management of Newborns Exposed to Maternal HIV Infection The management of infants whose mothers are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus involves minimizing the risk of vertical transmission of HIV, recognizing neonatal HIV infection early, preventing opportunistic infections, and addressing psychosocial issues...
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Popular Mechanics September 2006 Ben Harder	Seeking Immunity Pathogens like West Nile virus show no respect for borders. But a new class of vaccines may soon keep them in check.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Walter Armstrong	Vaccines: Progress in Preventing Bad Bugs Long on the sidelines of pharma R&D, vaccine development is moving to center stage as most of the big pharmas diversify, spreading their risk among the full gamut of revenue sources.
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American Family Physician August 1, 2005	Urinary Tract Infections: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on the disease, its diagnosis, treatment options and prevention.
Chemistry World November 25, 2008 James Urquhart	Virus revealed by flipping lipid A drug that flags up virus-infected cells for destruction by the body's own immune system could lead to new, broad-spectrum anti-viral treatments, say US scientists.
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Scientific American April 10, 2006 Christine Soares	Turning Yellow Yellow fever shot confers long-lasting immunity, a trait that medical researchers hope to transfer to other kinds of vaccines.
American Family Physician December 1, 2002 Sanford R. Kimmel	Vaccine Adverse Events: Separating Myth from Reality Vaccines have turned many childhood diseases into distant memories in industrialized countries. However, questions have been raised about the safety of some vaccines because of rare but serious adverse effects that have been attributed to them.
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American Family Physician April 15, 2006 Karl E. Miller	Diagnosis and Treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Chlamydia trachomatis infection most commonly affects the urogenital tract. In men, the infection usually is symptomatic, with dysuria and a discharge from the penis. Most women with chlamydial infection have minimal or no symptoms, but some develop pelvic inflammatory disease.
Salon.com September 19, 2000 Tabitha M. Powledge	Germ theory of obesity gains weight An Indian researcher believes a virus may be responsible for obesity -- and he's not as crazy as he sounds.
American Family Physician January 15, 2006 Ann M. Khalsa	Preventive Counseling, Screening, and Therapy for the Patient with Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection The epidemic of HIV continues, and the infection is converting into a treatable chronic disease; therefore, it is increasingly important for family physicians to be current with and comfortable in providing basic care to patients infected with HIV.
Chemistry World December 9, 2009 Sarah Houlton	New hep C breakthrough A drug being developed by Denmark's Santaris Pharma could provide a breakthrough in the treatment of hepatitis C, and positive results in a study on chimpanzees point to its potential to avoid drug resistance.