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FDA Approves Colchicine for Acute Gout, Mediterranean Fever by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Tue 04 Aug 2009 7:33pm Mediterranean fever (FMF), an inherited inflammatory disorder. The medication’s active ingredient is colchicine, a complex compound derived from the dried seeds of a plant known... of the hereditary periodic fever syndromes and is characterized by recurrent episodes of fever, arthritis and painful inflammation of the lining layers of the lungs and abdomen. Though rare Read on »

Mediterranean cruise death and tick fever by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:28am

1 Comment who cruised the Mediterranean. The article citation and link can be found here: Boillat N, Genton B, D’Acremont V, Raoult D, Greub G. Fatal case of Israeli spotted fever after...: Caused by Rickettsia conorii (sub-species israelensis ) and closely related to Mediterranean Spotted Fever, this bacteria is intra-cellular and gram negative. Spread by the bites Read on »

USDA Extends Comment Period on Revisions to Testing and Certification Requirements for the National Brucellosis Program by Animal and Plant Health Posted Fri 04 Feb 2011 3:53am WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced a 14-day extension of the comment period for an interim rule that amends its current brucellosis regulations. Read on »