WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA staff review expressed worries about adding new indications for the antipsychotic drug quetiapine (Seroquel) because of increased risks for metabolic problems.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA staff review expressed worries about adding new indications for the antipsychotic drug quetiapine (Seroquel) because of increased risks for metabolic problems.
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BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will cut payments to Medicare Advantage plans by 4% to 4.5% in 2010, with most of the decrease pegged to differences in coding patterns between managed care and fee-for-service physicians.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — After state and federal inspectors found ongoing potential for salmonella contamination in Seton Pistachio’s Terra Bella, Calif., manufacturing plant, the firm expanded its recall to include its entire 2008 crop of roasted pistachio nuts.
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What do healthcare-related pneumonia and ventilator-related pneumonia have in common?
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In a phase 1 trial, MVA85A was safe and highly immunogenic, which should facilitate further trials in tuberculosis-endemic areas. Medscape Medical News
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Initial low-dose gentamicin given as part of the treatment for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis can cause kidney dysfunction and should not be routinely used, according to a report in the March 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Uganda’s first lady Janet Museveni recently called for increased efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in the country, Uganda’s New Vision reports. MTC prevention efforts are a prerequisite in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Museveni said, adding that more than 90% of pregnant women have contact with a health care provider at least once during [...]
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“Bombarded at every turn with sexually explicit messages, American teenagers need comprehensive sex education,” a Philadelphia Inquirer editorial says, adding, “As they might put it, it’s time to keep it real.” According to the editorial, the U.S.
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The Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert AIDS Project has launched an Internet-based education and prevention program aimed at men who have sex with men, the Desert Sun reports. The program was launched ahead of the area’s White Party Easter weekend, according to the Sun.
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