None of 26 health care workers infected with the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus fully followed the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions recommended infection control practices, based on data from the CDCs Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report presented at a press briefing on June 18.
A panel of international experts has proposed a radically different treatment selection algorithm for the management of early breast cancer based on thresholds for the indication of each type of systemic treatment modality.
Rivaroxaban reduced the rates of major ischemic events in patients stabilized after acute coronary syndrome, but it was associated with an increased risk of bleeding in a dose-dependent manner, according to findings from a phase II, randomized, placebo-controlled trial published online June 17 in the Lancet.
President Obama asked physicians for their help in reforming the health care system during a June 15 speech to the American Medical Association, but he didnt back off his plans to include a government-sponsored health plan to compete with private insurance options.
There were many wonderful posters shown at the Medical Library Association conference held in Hawaii this year. They are now available online for you to view. Trapeze Media Solutions has partnered with MLA to digitize the posters and put them online. The posters are even searchable! If youd like to see what posters librarians from [...] (Source: The Cornflower)
These are remarks made by David Gillikin, Chief, Bibliographic Services Division, National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association (MLA) in Honolulu, HI on May 18, 2009. The accompanying PowerPoint presentation is available. (Source: NLM Technical Bulletin)
The Food and Drug Administration on June 12 called on manufacturers of leukotriene inhibitors to include safety precautions on their drugs labeling, because of reports of neuropsychiatric events in patients taking these drugs.
DENVER (EGMN) An aggressive lipid-lowering atorvastatin regimen enhanced carotid plaque echogenicity and reduced serum vascular calcification inhibitor levels to a greater extent than did moderate lipid-lowering therapy in patients with moderate carotid stenosis, according to the results of an open label, prospective study.
ADELPHI, Md. (EGMN) The majority of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed that the data on the atypical antipsychotic olanzapine indicated that it was effective and had an acceptable safety profile for treating two pediatric indications: schizophrenia and bipolar mania in patients aged 13-17.
The Medical Library Association has come out with a position statement on the role of librarians in patient safety. You can access this statement at the following url: http://www.mlanet.org/government/positions/patient-safety.html?focus_20090604#4 (bbj) (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
