A phase 2 trial described as being the critical first step on the journey to discover whether a polypill could work effectively has shown just that. The pill, with five components, could cut cardiovascular risk by half, say the researchers. Heartwire
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The CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee released guidelines to identify carbapenem-resistant or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in acute care hospitals. Medscape Medical News
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The CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee released guidelines to identify carbapenem-resistant or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in acute care hospitals. Medscape Medical News
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This important overview provides resources for learning all there is to know currently about the PCMH.
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Pope Benedict XVI “set off a firestorm of protest” earlier this month when he commented that condom distribution “isn’t helping, and may be worsening” the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, but “in truth, current empirical evidence supports him,” Edward Green, a senior research scientist at the
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Arno G. Motulsky, MD, ScD, FACMG, Professor Emeritus (Active), Departments of Medicine (Medical Genetics) and Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, and a pioneer in the field of medical genetics, was presented with the American College of Medical Genetics Foundation (ACMGF) inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Motulsky was recognized for his decades of contributions to [...]
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The New York Times on Saturday examined the number of abortion procedures among underage girls in Brazil, particularly among those who have survived sexual abuse. Earlier this month, Brazilian physicians performed an abortion on a nine-year-old girl who allegedly had been raped by her stepfather and was 15 weeks pregnant with twins.
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The following summarizes an opinion piece and editorial responding to a federal judge’s order last week for FDA to reconsider age restrictions on nonprescription sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B. ~ Marie Cocco, Indianapolis Star: U.S.
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The Michigan House on Thursday passed a package of bills that would repeal a 13-year-old law that provides pharmaceutical companies with immunity from lawsuits involving FDA-approved products, the Detroit News reports.
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Wal-Mart on Friday announced that it is in negotiations to expand to several other companies a generic drug purchasing pilot program it currently runs with Caterpillar, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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