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Adolescent Meningococcal Vaccination Expensive but Worthwhile
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A meningococcal vaccination strategy involving a catch-up campaign followed by routine annual vaccination for 11- to 17-year-olds with the newly-licensed quadrivalent conjugate vaccine would require considerable expenditure, but would have a substantial impact on meningococcal disease burden, Georgia-based researchers report in the January issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Early HIV Therapy Improves Survival
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Initiating vs deferring highly active antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV with a CD4 count between 351 and 500 cells/mm3 is associated with a 70% reduction in mortality rates. Medscape Medical News
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Nitrative Stress Tied to Refractory Asthma
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Nitrative stress in the form of highly reactive nitrogen species (RNSs) may play a role in the pathogenesis of refractory asthma, physicians in Japan report. Reuters Health Information
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