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AAFP, Others Urge That Pregnant, Postpartum Women Be Immunized Against Flu

Wed, 2011-12-07 11:05 — earnie

The AAFP and nearly a dozen other organizations are urging health care professionals to immunize their pregnant and postpartum patients against influenza.
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FDA Committee Votes to Broaden PCV13 Indication to Adults 50 and Older

Sat, 2011-12-03 19:06 — earnie

The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or PCV13, which is marketed as Prevnar 13, most likely will receive an expanded age indication -- and, possibly, a CDC recommendation -- by the middle of
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AAFP Foundation to Use Behavioral Economics to Fight Chronic Disease

Thu, 2011-12-01 16:06 — earnie

Behavioral economics may not be the "magic bullet" when it comes to actually "curing" chronic disease, but the AAFP Foundation is betting that applying this approach -- which integrates economics with
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Alcohol Screening Guide Helps Family Physicians Target Teens Who May Need Help

Thu, 2011-12-01 16:06 — earnie

Alcohol is the drug most frequently used by teenagers in the United States.
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Walgreens to Begin Supplying Influenza Vaccine to AAFP Members in Five States

Wed, 2011-11-23 16:05 — earnie

Family physicians in five states now have a new vaccine supplier option available for the 2011-12 flu season.
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FPs Offer Tips on How to Motivate Smokers to Quit

Wed, 2011-11-16 21:05 — earnie

Patrick Conway was a lifetime smoker. In fact, he was one of those patients that many doctors might have stopped counseling to quit smoking. Conway began smoking cigarettes when he was a teenager.
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Trilipix Efficacy in Question, Says FDA

Wed, 2011-11-16 21:05 — earnie

Fenofibric acid, an active form of fenofibrate that is marketed as Trilipix, may not reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a Nov. 9 FDA safety announcement.
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USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendations for Obesity, Cervical Cancer Screening

Sat, 2011-11-12 17:05 — earnie

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, is updating its screening guidelines for both adult obesity and cervical cancer and has issued new draft recommendations on both topics.
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AAFP Endorses ACP Clinical Guideline for Treatment of ED

Mon, 2011-11-07 23:06 — earnie

The Academy has endorsed a clinical practice guideline on the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction, or ED, that was developed by the American College of Physicians, or ACP.
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Possible Bacterial Contamination Spurs Nasal Spray Recall

Wed, 2011-11-02 14:06 — earnie

Insight Pharmaceuticals LLC has announced a voluntary recall of one lot of its Nostrilla Nasal Decongestant nasal spray because the product may be contaminated with the respiratory pathogen .
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