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Some bacterial structures and disease-causing genes actually come from viruses that have integrated into the bacterial cell, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found.

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The causes of fever blisters and the connection between oral skin health and the rest of the body are two of the topics a University of Maryland professor will include in his report to the American Dental Association meeting in Chicago October 14.

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Researchers at the University of Maryland schools of medicine and pharmacy found that anti-fever drugs such as aspirin and acetaminophen may prolong influenza A infections. (Pharmacotherapy, 12-00)

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A research team at the School of Pharmacy has found that while newer drugs comprise 45 percent of those most frequently prescribed, they are responsible for 75 percent of overall drug spending increases.

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Maryland School of Pharmacy report: Consumers, pharmacies face a growing risk of getting counterfeit drugs because of rising Internet sales of medical drugs.

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There is no clear treatment advantage to foster children getting at least three times more emotion/behavior altering drugs than comparable children.

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James. Polli, PhD, the School of Pharmacy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore reports to the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists conference that nature's "homing devices" in the gut can help deliver poorly absorbed drugs into the bloodstream faster.

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International group hopes vaccine will help prevent shigellosis, cause of an estimated 1.1 million deaths, mostly children, per year.

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Maryland Dental School 1995 discovery of previously unknown neck tissue finally makes ultimate reference book, Gray's Anatomy.

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University of Maryland Dental School study of diet and gum disease bears out powerful link between chronic inflammation and poor health.