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Reports to the federal vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS) in the first two seasons of trivalent live, attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV-T) use did not identify any unexpected serious risks with the vaccine when used according to approved indications, the authors report.
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In the intensifying effort to immunize more health care workers against influenza, a precedent-setting battle is taking shape at Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) in Seattle. In what is thought to be the first hospital in the United States to take such action, Virginia Mason officials have mandated annual flu shots as a condition of health care employment.
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If you have scarce supplies of influenza vaccine, which health care workers (HCWs) would you immunize? Not an easy question, and the answers will certainly vary by institution.
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Complaints pertaining to teeth are very common, and patients frequently utilize emergency departments (EDs) for their initial care. Most patients understand that definitive care must be provided by a dentist or oral surgeon, but either a lack of financial resources, inability to contact their dentist, severe pain, or acute trauma leads patients to EDs first.
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A pacemaker is an electronic device that provides an electrical signal to stimulate the heart beat when the intrinsic pacemakers fail. The development and implementation of cardiac pacing and pacemaker generators has been well described and documented in many publications.
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Kim YH. Electroacupuncture and cholesterol levels. Altern Ther Womens Health 2006;8(2):13-15.
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Association promotes integrative medicine. Altern Ther Womens Health 2006;8(2):16.
