Influenza Prevention

Given the great diffusion of influenza viruses and the high rate of infection, researchers wondered whether virus transmission can be prevented, not only in hospitals but also in daily life. Some patients affected by influenza (shown through fast test) and their contacts (most of all children) in 407 families in Hong Kong have been randomized, adopting the following strategies: - Diet education and lifestyle (control group) - Hand hygiene (use of soap and disinfection of the hands after a sneeze, cough or contact with some objects) - Hand hygiene and of a facemask (worn as often as possible for seven days, both at home and outside).

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Renal Function and Cardiovascular Risk in Women

From previous trials, we know that the decreased function is associated with an increased [...]

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Strain Echocardiography

Strain echocardiography is used in cardiologic diagnostics when the simple ergometric test is [...]

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Weight Gain During Pregnancy

The management of body weight during pregnancy has undergone fundamental changes in the last twenty [...]

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Alzheimer's: How to help a caregiver

Alzheimer's caregivers need all the support they can get. If you know someone who's caring for a [...]

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Inflammatory breast cancer

Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare type of breast cancer that develops rapidly, making the [...]

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Prostate cancer: Find out about symptoms, treatments of this common cancer

Prostate cancer is cancer that occurs in a man's prostate — a small walnut-shaped gland that [...]

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Incretin-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: Evaluation of the Risks and Benefits

 http://care.diabetesjournals.org/

Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy in Diabetes

 http://care.diabetesjournals.org/

Barriers to Achieving Glycemic Targets: Who Omits Insulin and Why?

 http://care.diabetesjournals.org/

Use of Herbal Products and Potential Interactions in Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases

 http://content.onlinejacc.org/

Treatment of Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction: An Inconvenient Truth!

 http://content.onlinejacc.org/

Guidance on prevention of venous thromboembolism

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Genes influence aerobic training success

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Stem cells rescue nerve cells by direct contact

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A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Fingolimod in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

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