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Warnings, Recommendations Fail to Improve Monitoring of Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs
An important warning about atypical, or second-generation, antipsychotic drugs and a connection to increased risk for diabetes and hyperglycemia didn't make it to primary care physicians, according to a new study in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:35:00 CST
ACIP Makes Universal Flu Vaccination Recommendation
The influenza vaccination recommendations for the 2010-2011 flu season should be a lot less complicated than those for the current season, thanks to a new recommendation from the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP. During the committee's Feb. 24-25 meeting in Atlanta, ACIP members voted without objection to expand the recommendation for annual influenza vaccination to include all people ages 6 months and older in whom the vaccine is not contraindicated.
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:05:00 CST
NIH Consensus Development Conference to Address VBAC Issues
A consensus development conference scheduled for March 8-10 at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md., will draw together a diverse group of experts to address key issues related to vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC.
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:35:00 CST
New Warnings Required for Long-acting Beta Agonists, Says FDA
Manufacturers of certain asthma medications must include new warnings on their package labels, according to a recent news release from the FDA. The warnings will state that long-acting beta agonists, or LABAs, should never be used alone to treat asthma in children or adults but may be used in combination with another asthma controller medication.
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:25:00 CST
Mumps Outbreak Affects More than 1,500 in New York, New Jersey
An outbreak of mumps in New York and New Jersey has expanded to more than 1,500 reported cases, and the CDC is reminding physicians that outbreaks can occur even in communities with high two-dose coverage of the measles, mumps and rubella -- or MMR -- vaccine.
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:00:00 CST
Patients, Physicians Don't Always Agree on Key Health Concerns, Says Survey
A survey conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, reveals that a sizable proportion of patients with diabetes and hypertension did not agree with their primary care health professionals on the most important health issues to address during office visits. The gap widened further when patients described their overall health as poor or when they reported having nonhealth-related competing demands. These findings, say the researchers, suggest a need for health care professionals to improve their recognition of multimorbid patients' concerns about symptomatic conditions, as well as better understand patients' nonhealth competing demands.
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:45:00 CST
Sanofi Shortens Shelf Life of Some H1N1 Vaccine Doses
For the third time in three months, Sanofi Pasteur and the CDC are notifying vaccine providers about potency issues with the manufacturer's novel influenza A (H1N1) vaccine in prefilled syringes. In a Feb. 2 health update distributed through the CDC's Health Alert Network, agency officials said all lots of Sanofi's H1N1 vaccine in prefilled syringes that were not included in two earlier recalls -- one announced on Dec. 15 and the other on Jan. 29 -- should be administered by Feb. 15 regardless of the expiration dates printed on the products' packaging.
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:40:00 CST
Merck Resumes Distribution of Monovalent Hib Vaccine
Merck & Co. Inc. has announced that PedvaxHIB, the manufacturer's monovalent Haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, conjugate vaccine is back on the market after an absence of more than two years.
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:10:00 CST
Journal Retracts Controversial Study Linking MMR Vaccine, Autism
The Lancet has fully retracted the 1998 study that linked autism to the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine after an independent panel recently concluded that the study was flawed and its lead author's conduct was "dishonest, irresponsible and misleading." The Lancet's editors said it has become clear that several elements of the original paper by Andrew Wakefield, M.D., and his co-authors are "incorrect" and "contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation."
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:05:00 CST
Download 2010 Shots Schedules for Smartphones, PCs, Handheld Devices
Many PDA and smartphone users now can download compact versions of the latest immunization schedules for children, adolescents and adults. The application is free, and it's an easy and convenient way to access immunization recommendations for patients of all ages.
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:10:00 CST
USPSTF Updates Screening Recs for Childhood, Adolescent Obesity
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, has updated its screening recommendations for obesity in children and adolescents. The task force now recommends that clinicians screen children ages 6 years and older for obesity and offer them -- or refer them to -- comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions to improve their weight status.
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:05:00 CST
Family Medicine Training Crucial in Responding to Haiti Disaster, Say FPs
Mark Crouch, M.D., a first-year resident at the In His Image Family Medicine Residency in Tulsa, Okla., is at the beginning of his family medicine career. Douglas McKeag, M.D., the retired chair of the Indiana University School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine in Indianapolis, is at a turning point in his long career. Yet despite these differences, the two share a common heritage and a mutual calling.
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:35:00 CST
Sibutramine Use Contraindicated in Patients With History of CVD, Says FDA
The FDA is informing physicians and patients about the increased risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease who use the prescription weight-loss drug sibutramine hydrochloride.
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:20:00 CST
One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine Immunogenic in High Percentage of Youth Ages 10 to 17
Kids and teenagers 10 years to 17 years old likely will need only one dose of vaccine to protect them against the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. Younger children, however, probably will need two doses, according to preliminary data from a clinical trial sponsored by the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, or NIAID.
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:55:00 CDT
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