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Infectious Varicella Zoster Shed After Space Flight
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The stressful environment that astronauts experience during space flights apparently suppresses cell mediated immunity, permitting reactivation and oral shedding of infectious varicella zoster virus (VZV). Reuters Health Information
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Severe Musculoskeletal Pain Common in Cat Scratch Disease
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Contrary to common belief, cat scratch disease with musculoskeletal manifestations is not a rare entity, a research team in Israel reports. According to their paper in the December 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, the associated pain is often severe and may become chronic. Reuters Health Information
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Dexamethasone Useful in Some Cases of Meningitis
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Taken together, the findings of two new studies suggest that dexamethasone therapy can reduce the morbidity and mortality of bacterial meningitis in developing countries, provided that the disease is microbiologically confirmed and that the patient does not have advanced HIV disease. Reuters Health Information
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Probe Launched Into Two Identical Hospital Deaths
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An investigation has been launched into how two mothers died from an identical infection after giving birth at the same hospital on the same day, officials said on Friday. Reuters Health Information
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