Authors: Yingjie Lu, Pengzhu Zhang, Jingfang Liu, Jia Li, Shasha Deng DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056221 Abstract SummaryNew research reveals that online health communities discuss five main hot topics: symptoms, examinations, drugs, procedures, and complications. By using...
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Authors: Pengfei Zhang, Guanghui Dong, Baijun Sun, Liwen Zhang, Xi Chen, Nannan Ma, Fei Yu, Huimin Guo, Hui Huang, Yungling Leo Lee, Naijun Tang, Jie Chen DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020827 Abstract SummaryA 12-year study in China...
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Authors: Denis Valle, James S. Clark, Kaiguang Zhao DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027462 Abstract SummaryNovel modeling framework combines limited cross-sectional surveys with extensive surveillance data to better understand malaria transmission. Study of 486 individuals in Brazilian Amazon...
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Authors: Susan S. Huang, Virginia L. Hinrichsen, Rupak Datta, Laura Spurchise, Irina Miroshnik, Kimberly Nelson, Richard Platt DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024340 Abstract SummaryNew study reveals alarming post-discharge MRSA risks: 33% of newly-detected carriers developed infections within...
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Authors: Abigail Fraser, Dylan Williams, Debbie A. Lawlor DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013882 Abstract SummaryNew research analyzing nearly 4,000 US adults reveals that vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and calcium each affect heart disease risk through distinct pathways....
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