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Cardiopulmonary Manifestations of Pectus Excavatum
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Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital defect of the anterior chest wall, with adverse manifestations ranging from minor cosmetic defects to clinically significant cardiopulmonary sequelae.
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine
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Long-Lasting Immunity Found for Some Vaccines
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The smallpox vaccine protects for a lifetime, and so does an actual infection of measles or mumps, according to the first long-term study of immunity to childhood diseases. Reuters Health Information
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MMR Vaccine May Increase Risk of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
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Results of a study published in the March issue of Pediatrics suggest an association between measles-mumps-rubella vaccine given in the second year of life and an increased risk of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). However, the attributable risk seems low. Reuters Health Information
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