Acute Care

As the most common travel-related illness, travelers' diarrhea defined as 3 or more unformed stools in 24 hours affects about 10% to 40% of individuals who travel each year.

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus, like shingles without ophthalmic manifestations, is terribly painful. It can affect any layer of the cornea, but the author notes that once the involvement is epithelial or stromal keratitis develops, risk of permanent vision loss increases.

Acetaminophen overuse becomes much more common in the United States during cold and flu season, according to a recently published study.

Although flu activity has decreased, overall influenza-associated illness remains high across most of the United States.

Scientists may be able to detect how a flu strain will spread based on its genome.

In today's CDC media briefing on the latest influenza activity data, CDC officials indicated that flu-associated hospitalization rates are on pace to hit record highs compared with past severe seasons.

Low back pain (LBP) is the fifth most common reason for all primary care visits, and 6 million Americans see primary care providers complaining of LBP annually.

This year, the winner is an ingredient common to many cosmetics, topical skin products, foods, and medications.

Flu activity in the United States continues to increase over the past few weeks, which means that health care providers should continue to be on the lookout when diagnosing ill patients, according to a CDC Health Advisory.

Health care providers should be aware that Christmas trees have been associated with allergic contact dermatitis and allergy.