• EDs should be aware of sexually transmitted infection risk in patients

    Updated: 2011-04-30 07:42:08
    Science Blog Science Blog : Science news straight from the source About Our Bloggers Buy Something Subscribe by Email Subscribe to RSS EDs should be aware of sexually transmitted infection risk in patients on April 29, 2011 DENVER All adolescent females who show up in the emergency department ED complaining primarily of lower abdominal pain and or urinary or genital symptoms should be tested for sexually transmitted infections STIs according to the authors of a study to be presented Saturday , April 30, at the Pediatric Academic Societies PAS annual meeting in Denver . Previous studies have shown that when adolescents seek treatment for symptoms suggestive of an STI , they are not always tested , partly because health care professionals may not be aware of the risk of STIs in these

  • Avian Influenza H5N1 – Graphic Summary

    Updated: 2011-04-28 06:02:03
    The attached graph summarizes successive waves in the occurrence of Influenza H5N1 among individual countries. Incidence peaked in Thailand in 2004, Vietnam in 2005 and Indonesia in 2006; while most reports during 2009 to 2010 originated from Egypt. [1] References: 1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of the World, 2011. 987 pp, 383 graphs, 12,492 references. [...]

  • Update: April 27, 2011

    Updated: 2011-04-27 08:33:12
    GIDEON what’s new summary: April 24 to April 27, 2011 Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (3 updates) 3 DiseasesMap Infectious Diseases – Diseases (311 updates) 37 Diseases273 Country notes1 New Country Synonyms AddedMap

  • Update: April 24, 2011

    Updated: 2011-04-24 07:00:07
    GIDEON what’s new summary: April 20 to April 24, 2011 Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (4 updates) 4 DiseasesMap Infectious Diseases – Diseases (422 updates) 1 Clinical note84 Diseases337 Country notesMap Infectious Diseases – Vaccines (1 updates) 1 New Vaccine Synonyms Added

  • Update: April 20, 2011

    Updated: 2011-04-20 15:43:00
    GIDEON what’s new summary: April 17 to April 20, 2011 Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (7 updates) 7 DiseasesMap Infectious Diseases – Diseases (163 updates) 50 Diseases113 Country notesMap

  • Clinical immunology

    Updated: 2011-04-19 21:08:00
    Immunopathology of autoimmune diseases Sjogrens syndrome Autoimmune destruction of the exocrine glands, most prominently the lacrimal and salivary glands Other glands in the respiratory mucosa and vagina may also be affected May be associated with other CT diseases such as SLE, scleroderma and RA Primary Sjogrens syndrome is associated with anti Ro and La antibodies [...]

  • Gestational Diabetes

    Updated: 2011-04-19 20:16:08
    Pregnancy associated with insulin resistance particularly by the second half of pregnancy Generally reverts to normal after delivery Definition of Gestational Diabetes Defined as diabetes with first onset or recognition during pregnancy Diabetes confirmed with fasting venous glucose >5.5 mmol/L or >9.0 mmol/L 2 hours after a glucose load. Investigation is generally via an oral [...]

  • Cervical Cancer

    Updated: 2011-04-19 12:24:35
    Cervical Transformation Zone Cervix is divided into ectocervix and endocervix The ectocervix is covered with stratified non keratinising epithelium which is continuous with the vagina and converges centrally at the external os The endocervix is above the os and lined with columnar mucus secreting epithelium The point with the squamous and columnar epithelium meet is [...]

  • Pelvic inflammatory disease

    Updated: 2011-04-18 12:14:36
    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is characterised by Pelvic pain Adnexal tendernes Fever Vaginal discharge   Pelvic Inflammatory Disease results from infection by either Gonococcus Chlamydiae Enteric bacteria In the case if spontaneous/induced abortions and delivery can also be caused by; Staphylococci Streptococci Coliform bacteria Clostridium perfrigens These tend to spread up the genital tract by the [...]

  • Update: April 17, 2011

    Updated: 2011-04-17 06:42:43
    GIDEON what’s new summary: April 13 to April 17, 2011 Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (5 updates) 5 DiseasesMap Infectious Diseases – Diseases (466 updates) 1 Clinical note84 Diseases381 Country notesMap

  • Update: April 13, 2011

    Updated: 2011-04-13 07:48:44
    GIDEON what’s new summary: April 8 to April 13, 2011 Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (10 updates) 10 DiseasesMap Infectious Diseases – Diseases (795 updates) 99 Diseases696 Country notesMap

  • Yersiniosis in Norway

    Updated: 2011-04-10 08:04:27
    A recent outbreak related to contaminated lettuce belies the fact that yersiniosis rates in Scandinavia have been decreasing since 1992, and are lowest in Norway. [1,2] see graph Even within Norway, the incidence of yersiniosis is lower than that reported for other foodborne bacterial zoonoses. see graph References: 1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of Norway, [...]

  • Update: April 8, 2011

    Updated: 2011-04-08 15:26:22
    GIDEON what’s new summary: April 6 to April 8, 2011 Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (4 updates) 4 DiseasesMap Infectious Diseases – Diseases (443 updates) 46 Diseases397 Country notesMap Infectious Diseases – Drugs (2 updates) 2 Drugs

  • Update: April 6, 2011

    Updated: 2011-04-06 10:56:08
    GIDEON what’s new summary: April 3 to April 6, 2011 Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (7 updates) 7 DiseasesMap Infectious Diseases – Diseases (405 updates) 75 Diseases330 Country notesMap Microbiology – Bacteria (2 updates) 1 New Bacteria Added1 Microbes – New

  • Update: April 3, 2011

    Updated: 2011-04-03 11:36:06
    GIDEON what’s new summary: March 31 to April 3, 2011 Infectious Diseases – Outbreaks (6 updates) 6 DiseasesMap Infectious Diseases – Diseases (337 updates) 57 Diseases280 Country notesMap Infectious Diseases – Drugs (1 updates) 1 Drug

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