One of the many health benefits breastfeeding can provide to children is a reduced risk of infections. What have studies shown about how breastfeeding can affect childhood infection risk, and can vitamin D supplementation reduce risk further?
Clinicians must consider patient sexual history in the decision-making process for adult HPV vaccination.
Antibiotic therapy was found to shorten recovery time for pediatric patients with uncomplicated appendicitis, thereby avoiding surgery.
The US Food and Drug Administration warns consumers not to use onions recalled by Thomson International Inc. as they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
For women with bacterial vaginosis, Lactin-V after vaginal metronidazole results in a lower incidence of recurrence at 12 weeks.
Live poultry, such as chicks and ducklings, in backyard flocks have caused Salmonella infections that have sickened 97 people in 28 states.
The association of S aureus with food sensitization and allergy could influence interventions aimed at inducing and maintaining tolerance to food allergens in eczematous infants.
Tattoos have transformed from counterculture to mainstream. What is the role of the clinician in protecting patients against infected tattoos?
Researchers sought to investigate whether antibiotic prophylaxis for women undergoing operative vaginal delivery helped prevent infection.
Ultrasonography provides little benefit when there is confidence in the clinical evaluation of cutaneous abscess, but can provide useful guidance when this is not the case.
