First considered for its anti-inflammatory effect on T cells, new research suggests the cytokine might also incite natural killer cells influencing multiple sclerosis. Medscape Medical News
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The practice of having ghost writers pen papers but not appear as authors is down, but the practice of having a prominent name in the list of authors without that person contributing has held steady. Medscape Medical News
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The FDA announced that the device could malfunction by increasing the resistance of airflow into the lungs, resulting in ineffective ventilation, which could cause serious or even fatal complications. Medscape Medical News
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Two studies suggest that the monovalent 2009 influenza A (H1N1) vaccine appears to be immunogenic in adults, with mild to moderate vaccine-associated reactions. Medscape Medical News
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Vaccination with recent seasonal nonadjuvanted influenza vaccines induced little or no cross-reactive antibody response to 2009 H1N1 in any age group. Medscape Medical News
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A study shows that 1 in 5 patients with chronic kidney disease have a major depressive episode and that depression is independently associated with poor outcomes in patients receiving dialysis. Medscape Medical News
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A new study finds a link between both acute and chronic inflammation from a variety of systemic infections and a more rapid disease progression that may be mediated by TNF-alpha levels. Medscape Medical News
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An FDA Advisory Committee voted to recommend approval of a second human papillomavirus vaccine and to expand approval of Gardasil to boys and men. Medscape Medical News
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Not all patients with type 2 diabetes respond in the same way to aspirin, and its routine use in the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in this population needs careful evaluation. Heartwire
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A global shortage of medical isotopes has forced some doctors to delay patient care or shift to more costly medical tests, experts told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
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