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10/26/2009 - News

FDA Warning: Do Not Use Flu Medicine with Nebulizer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported that a person with influenza died after receiving zanamivir inhalation powder, a flu medicine marketed as Relenza®, that was dissolved and administered via a nebulizer. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Test for H1N1, or Swine Flu

Last Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for another test that can be used to diagnose the 2009 H1N1 influenza, or swine flu, virus. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

Inactivated Flu Vaccine May Be More Effective Than Live Vaccine

The efficacy of the flu vaccine may vary from year to year, depending on factors such as the age and health of the recipient and the similarity of the virus strains included in the flu vaccine and the viruses that actually circulate during the flu season. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

WHO Issues Guidelines on Keeping Hands Clean

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released guidelines on maintaining hand hygiene in any setting in which health care is provided. These guidelines provide a thorough review of hand hygiene research, as well as specific recommendations for improving hygiene practices to reduce the transmission of infection to both patients and healthcare workers. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

WHO Provides Advice on Preventing Flu Spread

Last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) advised countries to be on high alert for the new H1N1 swine flu virus. The WHO raised its alert level to 5, on a scale of 6, indicating that a pandemic, an epidemic of infection that spreads through populations across a large region, is imminent. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

Swine Flu Update

Last week, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health agencies published information on the first 642 cases of H1N1 virus (swine flu) in the United States. Their findings were published online May 7, 2009 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

Research Sheds Light on Course of Dementia

Dementia is a leading cause of death in the United States, but many people do not realize that dementia is a terminal illness. Now, research published in the October 15, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine provides additional insight into the clinical course of nursing home residents with advanced dementia. Read more

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10/23/2009 - News
Does a High White Blood Cell Count Mean Cancer?

Does a High White Blood Cell Count Mean Cancer?

Inflammatory changes in the body, sometimes shown by "inflammatory markers" in the blood such as CRP (C-reactive protein), have been linked with a number of diseases, including cancer. Read more

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10/22/2009 - News

FDA Issues Warning About Radiation Overexposure During Brain Scan

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported cases of radiation overexposure during brain perfusion computed tomography (CT) imaging. Although the reported cases of radiation overexposure all occurred at a single institution, this warning does raise a red flag about potential problems with CT quality assurance programs. Read more

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10/21/2009 - News

Study Examines Merits of Endovascular Versus Open Aneurysm Repair

An abdominal aortic aneurysm occurs when the major blood vessel supplying blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs becomes abnormally large or bulges outward. A potential complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm is that of the blood vessel tearing open. Each year in the United States, 45,000 people with unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm undergo elective repair. Endovascular repair is a less invasive method of fixing abdominal aortic aneurysm than open repair, but short-term outcomes of endovascular repair are not well-studied. Read more

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