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Children for whom antivirals are recommended to treat the pandemic influenza A(H1N1) can take oseltamivir capsules if necessary, Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said at a press conference on Oct. 29.

A recent report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 61% of American adults are e-patients, meaning they look online for health information. Ina presentation for the Medical Library Association Tri-Chapter Conferenceearlier this month, Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Internet Project,reported on whatsurvey data indicated about questions like these:

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Americans may need to brace for a long winter of rising and falling waves of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) outbreaks, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, warned Oct. 28 during a telebriefing.

Millions of newly produced doses of the 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) vaccine have arrived in federal quality-control warehouses in the past week and are now ready for overnight distribution to communities across the United States, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced at a press briefing on Oct. 27.

Join your colleagues on Wednesday, November 18 from 11am-1pm (Pacific time) for the Medical Library Association (MLA) webcast Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users. The Pacific Northwest Region (PNR) will host the webcast at the University of Washington Health Sciences Library, Lab B. Please register at http://tinyurl.com/PNRWebcastReg if you are able to join us. There will be no RML Rendezvous this month due to the MLA webcast and holiday timing.
In Idaho, the webcast will be presented at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center (conference room 5, in Boise by Sandy Hight. Please reserve your spot by emailing her at sandhigh@sarmc.org and she will provide more details regarding meeting early and parking. Refreshments will be provided and participants are welcome to bring or purc…

Citing a national public health emergency, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of the experimental intravenous drug peramivir to treat certain hospitalized patients with proven or suspected infection with pandemic A(H1N1) influenza virus.

Vision improved in all patients treated with gene therapy for Lebers congenital amaurosis, an incurable inherited retinal degeneration, according to the results of a small phase I study.

Trying to quell the growing frustrations of Americans unable to get pandemic influenza A(H1N1) vaccinations, the Centers for Disease and Control reported that vaccine is being shipped overnight, every night, to tens of thousands of doctors and health care providers.

It’s the next Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources session. The Wednesday, October 28 one-hour webinar class will cover Genetics Home Reference, My Family Health History and Information RX as presented by Wyoming Liaison, Jim Honour.
Tune in on Wednesday, October 28 at 1:00MT/2:00CT. Taking the class and completing the exercises makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE, and requires no registration. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone. You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you! Access it by going to: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr. (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News)