Saturday, September 29, 2012

Bed Bugs in the City Health Department

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This news repor t has a hint of irony. A single bedbug was discovered at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Queens, forci...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Influenza Vaccines at the Airport and Taxi Drivers.

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Source: Chicago Tribune The CDC recommends yearly influenza vaccination for all people ages 6 months and older.Getting the public vacci...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Following Circumcisions that Included Direct Orogenital Suction

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This report in the MMWR caught my eye. An outbreak of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) occurred in 11 newborns and resulted in 10 hospitalizati...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The Next Pandemic

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It should be no surprise that a pandemic or epidemic is looming around the figurative corner, especially for those of us in infectious di...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Ward Physicians, Hospitalists and the iPatient

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There has been a change in the age mix of ward attending physicians.  Medical care is now subject to greater demands on supervision, doc...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome- Not Caused by an Infectious Disease

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Source: ProHealth.com Here is a brief commentary in the NY Times on chronic fatigue syndrome . Recently, chronic fatigue syndrome has ...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

VCU Global Health Initiative on the new Department of Medicine Website

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The Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Medicine has a new website . Dr. Stevens and I are represented on the homepage with a...