At a meeting convened by the Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 12, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, advertisers, medical Web site owners, search engine companies, and consumer advocates all argued for greater regulation of health-specific content on the Internet, including social media sites.
It’s time to pay off those late fees and, at the same time, help provide food for people in need in our community.
Adults aged 60 years and older were more likely to die from the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus than were younger individuals, during the first wave of the outbreak in Mexico, based on data from nearly 7,000 cases of H1N1 influenza.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Nov. 10 that it has granted five waivers from federal health program rules as a result of the public health emergency declared by President Obama on Oct. 23.
The response to the pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus by the governments and public health officials of Mexico City and New York City in the spring of 2009 reveals successful strategies, but also points to issues that need to be addressed, according to a report published online Nov. 9 in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Navigating Collaboration: A Crash Course in Connecting with the Community
On December 2, 1:00 MT/2:00CT, tune into the second episode in the Navigating Collaboration webinar series, Keys for Partnership , presented by Bob Engeszer, Associate Director Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine and Susan Centner, Project Director, Missouri Area Health Education Center Digital Library. Log onto https://webmeeting.nih.gov/siobhan and sign in as a guest. You will need Internet access and a phone.
See the archived presentation and resources from the first episode “Definitions” at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/collaboration.html [scb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Health officials told the National Vaccine Advisory Committee during a Nov. 6 teleconference that they plan to increase availability of safety data on influenza A(H1N1) vaccine in the upcoming weeks.
The University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries is hosting Cut the Cord: Connecting to Our Mobile Users. What: A **free** Medical Library Association webcast for information professionals about–current and emerging mobile technologies –innovative initiatives using mobile devices –useful mobile software applications –funding options for projects using mobile devicesWhen: Wednesday, 18 November, 2009, 1:30 4:00 P.M.(For agenda, see http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/mobile/agenda.html)Where: Rm. 2802, Medical Science Building 2, The University of Michigan, 1137 E. Catherine St., Ann Arbor, MI(For campus maps and/or parking, see http://pts.umich.edu/maps/north_medical.pdf)The Presenters:(For more information about the presenters, see http://www.mlanet.org/education…
The pandemic virus influenza A(H1N1) is crowding out seasonal bugs worldwide as flu season accelerates in the northern hemisphere, a top adviser to the World Health Organization said Nov. 5.
