Adjuvanted versus nonadjuvanted influenza vaccines and risk of hospitalizations for pneumonia and cerebro/cardiovascular events in the elderly.

: The higher effectiveness of MF59®-adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccine (MF59-TIV) vs. nonadjuvanted TIV in preventing influenza-related hospitalizations was found considering few influenza seasons, local and heterogeneous settings. This study evaluated the relative vaccine effectiveness (rVE) of MF59-TIV vs.

Change gout: how to deal with this "silently-developing killer" in everyday clinical practice.

Background: Despite being regarded as an easily-treatable disease, gout diagnosis and management can be challenging.

Review: This review discusses current issues in gout management and proposes some potential solutions. Gout diagnosis should be reached as early as possible and often requires specific tests, such as synovial fluid analysis or imaging techniques that are not available in most centers, leaving healthcare professionals to rely only on clinical presentations and their experience.