Within a given drug class, 1 agent may have a boxed warning, but others may not. The FDA should require the labels of same-class drugs without warnings to explain this omission. Medscape Medical News
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Proper testing criteria and timing of PCR testing, specimen collection, avoidance of specimen contamination, and appropriate interpretation of test results are needed. Medscape Medical News
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US marshals, at the request of the FDA, seized all lots of Auralgan Otic Solution, a prescription drug used to treat pain and inflammation associated with ear infections. Medscape Medical News
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A whopping percentage of Americans aged 45 and older are now on statins, and cholesterol numbers have gone down, but the prevalence of hypertension has climbed, creating a mixed picture of cardiovascular health in the US. Heartwire
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Treatment with aspirin for primary prevention of heart disease is cost-effective in middle-aged men across a wide range of CHD and GI bleeding risk levels, a new study suggests. However, one expert points out that the clinical benefits of aspirin may have been overestimated. Heartwire
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Administering flu vaccine to egg-allergic children is not only permissible, but recommended. Matthew Greenhawt, MD, discusses the research behind this recommendation and implications for clinicians. Medscape Allergy & Clinical Immunology
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The US Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled a 10-year strategy to boost vaccine accessibility. Medscape Medical News
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The largest national review of endovascular treatment for intracranial stenosis is calling the procedures into question. Medscape Medical News
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has passed a bill to continue funding government programs in 2011, but cut federal funding for Planned Parenthood and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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(MedPage Today) — The story of two communities in Alabama that lost water service after the towns’ pipes burst — and the resulting increase in acute gastrointestinal illness — highlights how necessary access to clean water is to good health.
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