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The CDC recently provided guidelines for health care providers when caring for patients suspected to be infected with Baylisascaris procyonis, a roundworm associated with raccoons.Typically, raccoons are asymptomatic when infected with the parasite, but the larval form of B. procyonis can be fatal to humans or cause severe neurologic events if the condition is not promptly diagnosed and treated, according to the MMWR report.“Because there is no commercially available serologic test for baylisascariasis, a history of raccoon exposure and a high index of clinical suspicion are necessary to make the (Read more...)

A single vectored thermal pulsation treatment may offer 12 months of reduction in dry eye symptoms for patients with meibomian gland dysfunction, according to a study. Researchers included 400 eyes of 200 subjects in the prospective, multicenter, open-…

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Between 2006 and 2012, overall rates of antibiotic use in hospitalized patients did not change significantly, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.However, James Braggs, PhD, from the CDC, and colleagues identified increases in certain…

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COPENHAGEN — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Pavel Stodulka, MD, PhD, was awarded first prize in the video competition for innovative cataract surgery. The video highlighted two breakthrough technologies: CAPSULaser and the Femtis laser lens (Oculentis).

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Blepharitis – Pipeline Review, H2 2016” drug pipelines to their offering. ‘Blepharitis – Pipeline Review, H2 2016’; Blepharitis pipeline therapeutics constitutes close to …

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