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Daily coffee consumption can reduce risk of all-cause mortality in patients who are co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) by half, according to a recently-published study in the Journal of Hepatology.

Infants who are exposed to pet or pest allergens may be less likely to develop asthma during childhood, according to a new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Health care providers should screen patients with HIV for chronic pain and offer appropriate pain management options, according to guidelines released by the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

Asthma symptoms may be mistaken for respiratory tract infections (RTI) in children, and that could mean unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions. Pharmacists are in a good position to help their patients sort out asthma flare-ups from RTIs.

Employers have countless reasons for encouraging employees to be immunized against influenza.

The live varicella-zoster vaccine can effectively prevent shingles in rheumatoid arthritis patients starting treatment with the drug tofacitinib.

More US teens are receiving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations, but more work is needed to get more adolescents vaccinated, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

A decline in flu vaccination rates among children in the 2016-2017 season may have been due to the absence of the nasal spray as an immunization option, according to new data published in Vaccine.

Menorrhagia or heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is the most common gynecologic problem encountered in primary care.

Prior effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) can profoundly reduce the risk of sexual transmission of the HIV for couples attempting conception, according to a report published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Around the world, health care groups and policy makers are scrambling to implement reasonable, effective measures so that treatment is available when patients need it.

Although asthma prevalence and death rates have decreased overall, the prevalence of lung conditions worldwide has increased between 1990 and 2015, according to the results of the 2015 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study.

Overall, influenza vaccines reduced the number of influenza illnesses in the 2015-2016 season. However, the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) was shown to be ineffective in children during this time, according to a recently-published study.

Home-based HIV test kits could be an effective strategy in curbing the epidemic by reaching individuals who have never been tested, new findings suggest.

The investigators hope the study leads to earlier HIV testing and related prenatal care.

Previously considered a cosmetic problem, new research indicates that skin tags may have medical significance.

As of 2015, 30.3 million Americans – or 9.4% of the US population – have diabetes and another 84.1 million Americans have prediabetes, according to a recently-released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Interventions that promote healthier sexual behavior among black women and Latinas may help prevent HIV infection; especially interventions that address the broader social and structural contexts that nurture risk environments, according to a study.

Proposed rules increase accuracy of acute rhinosinusitis and acute bacterial rhinosinusitis diagnoses.

Overall, influenza activity in the United States was moderate.

Using a broken or cracked cartridge holder may result in an inaccurate dosage of insulin.

Patients with type 2 diabetes taking alirocumab (Praluent), along with the maximum tolerable dose of statins, saw a 49% drop in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol during a recent study.

Use of metformin may help reduce the risk of heart disease in middle-aged adults with diabetes.

Novel technique reduce blood glucose levels for 2 days in mice.

Computational model forecasts the evolution of the disease up to 6 weeks in advance.

Supplements found to contain anabolic steroids and steroid-like substances.

Virus hijacks host cells to reproduce inside the nucleus.

Real-world analyses further support the safety and efficacy of vedolizumab in patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease.