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Chickenpox Tied to Autoimmune Hepatitis
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A case report from Saudi Arabia in which a patient with varicella zoster infection went on to develop severe autoimmune hepatitis helps sheds more light on this poorly understood condition. Reuters Health Information
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Cigarettes, H. Pylori Together Greatly Multiply Risk of Gastric Cancer
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The combination of cigarette smoking and Helicobacter pylori infection, both well-established risk factors for gastric cancer, creates what Japanese researchers say is "a synergistic association" resulting in an 11-fold increase in the risk of gastric cancer. Reuters Health Information
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