Immunising school kids fights flu in others, too
Mathematical models predicted it, and now a University of Florida study confirms it: Immunizing school-aged children from flu can protect other segments of the population, as well.
Mathematical models predicted it, and now a University of Florida study confirms it: Immunizing school-aged children from flu can protect other segments of the population, as well.
by Gary Finnegan: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended 10 new medicines for approval, taking the total approvals for 2014 to 75 with one additional meeting still… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: The European Medicines Agency finds itself, not for the first time, entering a new year surrounded by uncertainty over the future of its leadership.
With research and development costs for many drugs reaching well into the billions, pharmaceutical companies want more than ever to determine whether their drugs already at market have… read more.
Substance abuse assessments needed before drugs are prescribed, researchers say. Teens prescribed anti-anxiety or sleep medications may be up to 12 times more likely to abuse those drugs… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: While ibuprofen and oral morphine are effective pain relievers for children with broken limbs, ibuprofen is the optimal treatment due to side-effects of morphine, researchers… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Ten-year follow-up of children with familial hypercholesterolemia treated with a statin showed an association between statin treatment and normalization of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), a… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Microvascular complications of diabetes that can lead to blindness and amputations might be reduced by statin therapy, researchers reported on Sept.9, 2014 in The Lancet… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Viagra® (sildenafil citrate) might be useful in safely treating heart disease, researchers reported on Oct. 19, 2014 in l BMC Medicine. The study suggests that… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – New “real world” data suggests that the efficacy of Remsima® (infliximab), a biosimilar monoclonal antibody (mAb) anti-TNF-alpha agent approved by the European Commission, is… read more.
Asthma takes a backseat to other conditions with older women. Women over the age of 65 face numerous barriers to good health: an increased risk for obesity, greater… read more.
Prehabilitation reduces need for postoperative care by nearly 30 percent. Physical therapy after total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is standard care for all patients.
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