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SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Sickle cell patients who need surgery should be offered a transfusion first, a researcher said here.

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- New analyses from the landmark BABY HUG trial of hydroxyurea in infants with sickle cell disease confirm that the drug is effective and safe, researchers said here.

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Already controversial metal-on-metal implants (MoM) for hip resurfacing or replacement may have lost what remained of their luster with a series of new studies reported by researchers from several countries.

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Mobile-bearing knee replacements appear to offer no advantages in range-of-motion, pain relief, or other outcomes over traditional fixed-bearing designs, researchers reported.

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Don't ignore the right ventricle in mitral valve surgery planning, researchers warned here.

Children whose parents refuse vaccinations for them provide fertile ground for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases, an investigation of a 2008 measles outbreak in San Diego demonstrated.

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Aggressive, early anti-viral therapy might provide a way to derail the spread of AIDS, a battle where a successful vaccine remains elusive....

Four children seen with H1N1 influenza infection at a San Diego hospital developed acute myocarditis, which killed one of them, researchers said.

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- The prevalence of asthma among those who responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11 is about twice that found in the general population, researchers found.

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Clostridium difficile infection has spread from the hospital to the community but has proved manageable thus far, according to data reported here.