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Pancytopenia warning added to label of hepatitis C drug boceprevir

Posted on: 13/02/2014 - 21:55

A warning about cases of pancytopenia linked to the use of the oral hepatitis C antiviral drug boceprevir has been added to the drug’s label, the Food and Drug Administration has announced. There...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Sepsis less common, less deadly in pregnancy

Posted on: 13/02/2014 - 18:00

SAN FRANCISCO – The incidence of severe sepsis was nearly five times lower and the risk of death from severe sepsis was 43% lower during pregnancy, compared with nonpregnant women, in a large...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Two doses of HPV vaccine effective against condyloma

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 21:00

Two doses of a human papillomavirus vaccine significantly reduced the risk of developing genital warts in a large cohort of girls and women in Sweden; subjects who had received the full scheduled...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

West Nile virus has cost the United States nearly $800 million

Posted on: 10/02/2014 - 22:00

Since the West Nile virus was first detected in New York in 1999, hospitalized patients in the United States have cost an estimated $778.1 million in health care expenditures and lost productivity,...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Survey: Anti-MRSA drugs routinely prescribed for simple abscesses

Posted on: 04/02/2014 - 23:30

Nearly 90% of more than 500 dermatologists surveyed said they would initially prescribe an antibiotic to cover possible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus when incising and draining...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

2014 adult vaccine schedule includes recombinant flu vaccine

Posted on: 03/02/2014 - 22:00

The recombinant influenza vaccine is now recommended as an option for adults with egg allergies, according to the 2014 recommended vaccine schedule for adults. Approved last year, the recombinant...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Physicians want to vaccinate, but money gets in the way

Posted on: 03/02/2014 - 22:00

While almost all internists and family physicians feel a responsibility to ask about patients’ immunization status at least annually, most refer them to another source for all but basic seasonal...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

FDA investigating testosterone’s cardiovascular risks

Posted on: 03/02/2014 - 14:00

The Food and Drug Administration is reassessing the cardiovascular safety of approved testosterone treatments and urged physicians and patients to report side effects. Two recent observational...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

FDA investigating testosterone’s cardiovascular risks

Posted on: 03/02/2014 - 14:00

The Food and Drug Administration is reassessing the cardiovascular safety of approved testosterone treatments and urged physicians and patients to report side effects. Two recent observational...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

New website provides guidance on treating hepatitis C, with regular updates

Posted on: 30/01/2014 - 16:35

A new website has been launched that provides the latest information to help guide clinicians on treating patients with chronic hepatitis C and will be updated regularly with developments in this...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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