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Aspirin No Benefit in Infective Endocarditis
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In patients with infective endocarditis, long-term daily use of aspirin does not reduce the risk of embolic events and may increase the risk of bleeding, report clinicians from Canada in the January 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Tumor HPV Status Impacts Survival in Head/neck Cancer Patients
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With similar treatment, patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck tumors respond better to treatment and live longer than patients with HPV-negative head and neck tumors, results of a prospective study indicate. Reuters Health Information
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Mixed Viral/Bacterial Etiology Common in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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Based on a comprehensive battery of diagnostic tests, including nucleic amplification assays, researchers in New Zealand have found that a viral etiology is more frequent than previously reported in patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Mixed viral/bacterial infections are also common and are associated with greater disease severity, they report in the January issue of Thorax. Reuters Health Information
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