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PMID:  J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Apr ;8(4):1486-1487. PMID: 31143745 Abstract Title:  Proton pump inhibitors induce hemolytic anemia. Abstract:  Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are generally safe, and their short-term use commonly does not induce hemolytic anemia. The underlying mechanisms are unknown, and the literature insufficiently explores hemolytic anemia as an adverse event induced by …

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PMID:  J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Nov ;34(11):1898-1905. Epub 2019 Jul 24. PMID: 31206764 Abstract Title:  Relationship between long-term use of proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer: A systematic analysis. Abstract:  BACKGROUND AND AIM: This study aims to systematically analyze the effect of long-term therapy with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on the risk of …

Continue reading “Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors can possibly increase the risk of gastric cancer even among patients after H. pylori eradication.”

PMID:  J Pharmacol Pharmacother. 2012 Oct ;3(4):300-3. PMID: 23326099 Abstract Title:  Vitamin D for prevention of respiratory tract infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract:  OBJECTIVES: To explore the effect of vitamin D supplementation in prevention of respiratory tract infections on the basis of published clinical trials.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical trials were searched from various …

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PMID:  Am J Dis Child. 1992 Feb ;146(2):182-6. PMID: 1285727 Abstract Title:  Vitamin A levels and severity of measles. New York City. Abstract:  Recent studies show that vitamin A levels decrease during measles and that vitamin A therapy can improve measles outcome in children in the developing world. Vitamin A levels of children with measles …

Continue reading “Children with measles studied in this New York City outbreak had lower vitamin A levels and were more likely to have a high fever for more than 7 days, be hospitalized, have lower measles antibodies, and increased morbidity.”

PMID:  Cancer Detect Prev. 2006 ;30(1):83-93. Epub 2006 Feb 21. PMID: 16490323 Abstract Title:  Acute infections as a means of cancer prevention: opposing effects to chronic infections? Abstract:  PURPOSE: Epidemiological studies have found an inverse association between acute infections and cancer development. In this paper, we review the evidence examining this potentially antagonistic relationship.METHODS: In …

Continue reading “Infections may play a paradoxical role in cancer development with chronic infections often being tumorigenic and acute infections being antagonistic to cancer.”

PMID:  Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Dec 1 ;22 Suppl 5:S96-S102. Epub 2016 Oct 27. PMID: 28341014 Abstract Title:  Live pertussis vaccines: will they protect against carriage and spread of pertussis? Abstract:  Pertussis is a severe respiratory disease that can be fatal in young infants. Its main aetiological agent is the Gram-negative micro-organism Bordetella pertussis. Vaccines …

Continue reading “Asymptomatic transmission of Bordatella pertussis may explain the recent resurgence of whooping cough and neither whole-cell or acellular vaccines prevent infection and transmission.”

PMID:  Ital J Pediatr. 2010 Sep 10 ;36:59. Epub 2010 Sep 10. PMID: 20831779 Abstract Title:  Partial third nerve palsy after Measles Mumps Rubella vaccination. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccination is known to cause some serious adverse events, such as fever, rash, gland inflammation and neurologic disorders. These include third and sixth cranial …

Continue reading “The case reported describes a partial recurrent oculomotor palsy associated with systemic symptoms following MMR vaccination in a healthy young child.”

PMID:  Lancet Infect Dis. 2008 Oct ;8(10):642-9. PMID: 18922486 Abstract Title:  Rotavirus vaccines: viral shedding and risk of transmission. Abstract:  Rotavirus causes gastroenteritis in almost all children by 5 years of age. Immunity to rotavirus is incomplete, with potential for recurrent infections occurring throughout life. Live rotavirus vaccines have been developed for the protection of …

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PMID:  Brain Behav Immun. 2018 10 ;73:216-221. Epub 2018 May 6. PMID: 29742460 Abstract Title:  Low-grade inflammation decreases emotion recognition – Evidence from the vaccination model of inflammation. Abstract:  The ability to adequately interpret the mental state of another person is key to complex human social interaction. Recent evidence suggests that this ability, considered a …

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PMID:  Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Feb ;19(2):185-192. Epub 2019 Jan 8. PMID: 30635255 Abstract Title:  Mumps in a highly vaccinated Marshallese community in Arkansas, USA: an outbreak report. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: During 2000-15, Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, AR, USA, investigated between one and six cases of mumps each year. From Aug 5, 2016, to …

Continue reading “92% of mumps cases in a US mumps outbreak were children who were previously vaccinated, raising questions about the effectiveness and waning immunity of the mumps vaccine.”