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Antiviral Therapy Cuts Deaths From Severe Influenza
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In older adults with severe influenza virus infection, treatment with antiviral drugs significantly reduces mortality, even when given 3 to 4 days after symptoms appear, researchers from Canada report in the December 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Influenza Vaccine Response Impaired by Anti-TNF Treatment
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Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha treatment modestly impairs the antibody response to influenza vaccination, but allows most patients to achieve a protective titer, according to a report in the May issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Meningitis in Infancy Affects Subsequent Academic Achievement
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Compared to others, children who survived meningitis in infancy are significantly less likely to pass school-graduation exams, according to a study published in the November issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Even meningitis survivors who seemed to be normal at age 5 are at increased risk for poor academic performance. Reuters Health Information
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