Modern Management of Community- ...
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most important cause of death from infectious diseases in the developed world and is associated with a hig ...
Meningococcal Disease: Shifting ...
During the past decade, monovalent serogroup C and quadrivalent (serogroups A, C, W135, Y) meningococcal vaccination programs have been introduced ...
Growing Old with HIV
The intersection of chronic HIV infection, its treatment, and lifestyle with aging has become a topic of considerable fascination during this, the t ...
Expedited Partner Treatment for ...
To date, seven randomized trials have evaluated the efficacy of expedited partner treatment (EPT). These trials have included heterosexual men and w ...
Update on Necrotizing Mediastin ...
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is one of the most feared and fatal forms of mediastinitis, occurring as a complication after odontogenic ...
The Changing Landscape of Progr ...
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but devastating neurologic disease that affects the immunosuppressed population. The etio ...
The Rapidly Evolving Research o ...
With ongoing improvement in antiretroviral therapy, mortality among HIV-infected persons has dramatically decreased. For HIV-infected persons who re ...
Gonococcal Resistance: Are Ceph ...
The development of resistance to multiple antibiotics has limited treatment options for gonorrhea in many countries. Currently, the Centers for Dise ...
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia ...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains one of the most important nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit and has been the focus of m ...
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Followi ...
In 1976, the emergence of a new swine-origin influenza virus prompted concerns about an impending influenza pandemic. Although the outbreak never ma ...
Inflammatory Markers Associated ...
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is an inflammatory process that takes decades to develop. In HIV-seronegative persons, high-sensitivity C-reactive prot ...
Prospects for Development of a ...
Avaccine against recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) would benefit a large number of women who suffer from this debilitating syndrome. To date ...
Inhaled Corticosteroids in Chro ...
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at an increased risk of infections such as pneumonia. Pneumonia among patients with C ...
Alzheimer’s Genetics in the GWA ...
After a decade of intensive investigation but only few replicable results, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) genetics research is slowly picking up pace. Thi ...
Current Status of Antiplatelet ...
Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability; most are due to atherothrombotic mechanisms. About one third of ischemic strokes are preceded by ...
Stroke Prevention Treatment of ...
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cause of cardioembolic ischemic stroke and has a rising prevalence worldwide. Stroke prevention in this condi ...
Genetics of Neurodegeneration w ...
The condition originally called Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome is a collection of related disorders involving abnormal iron accumulation in the basal g ...
What Is the Role of Genetic Tes ...
Genetic testing holds many promises in movement disorders, but also pitfalls that require careful consideration for meaningful results. These includ ...
Hormonal Manipulation Strategie ...
Menstrual migraine and other hormonally related headaches are common in women. Falling estrogen levels or estrogen withdrawal after periods of susta ...
Recent Advances in the Genetics ...
Hereditary axonal motor and sensory neuropathies or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 (CMT2) are characterized clinically by distal muscle weakness ...
Use of MRI in the Assessment of ...
Multimodal neuroimaging is assuming an increasingly important role in the initial evaluation and management of acute stroke patients in parallel wit ...
An Update on Gene Therapy in Pa ...
Gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease (PD) may offer an alternative to current pharmacologic and surgical treatments; the former are limited by motor ...
Migraine Chronification
Migraine is a disorder with variable natural history. In some sufferers, migraine evolves over time into a state of headaches on more days than not. ...
Modeling Neurodegeneration in Z ...
The zebrafish, Danio rerio, has been established as an excellent vertebrate model for the study of developmental biology and gene function. It also ...
New Information on the Genetics ...
Ischemic stroke, white matter hyperintensities related to small vessel ischemia, and intracranial aneurysms all show heritability. This review focus ...