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Resources

www3.niaid.nih.gov -- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme -- Centers for Disease Control
www.idsociety.org -- Infectious Diseases Society of America
www.lyme.org -- Lyme Disease Foundation
www.aldf.com -- American Lyme Disease Foundation
www.rheumatology.org -- American College of Rheumatology
www.arthritis.org -- The Arthritis Foundation

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Expert & Community Posts

Male Circumcision Reduces Risk of HPV and HIV Infections & Cervical Cancer

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...available in the January edition of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The report suggests that... Read more »

What Should MS Research Really Be Focusing On?

By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

I was watching TV commentator Neil Cavuto the other day being interviewed over the disaster known... Read more »

Dangers of Too Low Cholesterol: Are You at Risk?

By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

...cancer, hemorrhagic stroke, respiratory diseases, and infectious diseases in individuals with... Read more »

“Sumo Herpes Virus” Spreading in Skin Contact Sports

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...Yanagi, research leader from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, reviewed... Read more »

Cottonique's Allergy-Free Clothing And Underwear: Too Good To Be True?

By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

...use of latex gloves and products as a barrier to infectious diseases, especially the AIDS virus,... Read more »

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Health Guide

Travel to Developing Countries: Resources

www.cdc.gov/travel -- National Center for Infectious Diseases Travelers' Healthwww.who.int -- World Health Organizationwww.travel.state.gov -- U.S. Department of Statewww.istm.org --... Read more »

Immunizations: References

ReferencesAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases. Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule: United States, 2005. Pediatrics. 2005 Jan;115(1):182.Harper SA,... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Conditions with Similar Symptoms

Conditions with Similar SymptomsBetween 10 - 30% of all doctors' office visits are due to symptoms that resemble those of fibromyalgia, including fatigue, malaise, and widespread muscle pain. Since... Read more »

Diagnosis

Rheumatoid arthritis can be difficult to diagnose. Many other conditions resemble it and its symptoms can develop insidiously. Blood tests and x-rays may show normal results for months after the... Read more »

Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: References

...Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 1;43(9):1089-134. Read more »

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