Recently added articles from Family Practice News:
Once-daily ADHD drug is approved.(NEWS FROM THE FDA)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The Food and Drug Administration approved guanfacine (Intuniv) for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder for children and adolescents aged 6-17 years. The extended-release form of the drug is a selective alpha-2A adrenergic receptor agonist and was first approved ...
Should health care workers be required to be immunized against influenza? A case for mandatory vaccination is made.(POINT/COUNTERPOINT)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices provides annual recommendations for prevention of influenza by vaccination. ACIP currently recommends vaccination against both seasonal influenza and pandemic influenza A(H1N1) when vaccines ...
Should health care workers be required to be immunized against influenza? Flu shots should not be mandatory.(POINT/COUNTERPOINT)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The New York State Nurses Association supports the principle that health care personnel should receive the flu vaccine each year for their own protection. Immunization is one of the primary methods of preventing influenza infection. There is a significant difference, however, ...
Erythropoietin may improve HF-related anemia.(CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE)
Oct 01, 2009; ... BARCELONA -- Erythropoietin therapy in patients with anemia of heart failure resulted in improved exercise capacity, reduced heart failure symptoms, and decreased hospitalizations, and showed strong trends for reduced rates of MI and all-cause mortality in a meta-analysis of 11 small ...
Cardiovascular risk reduction gains are turning into setbacks.(CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The prevalence of a low-risk profile for cardiovascular disease among adults in the U.S. population has decreased in recent years, suggesting the "huge potential" for preventing cardiovascular disease is far from being realized, according to an analysis of NHANES. Using data ...