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The nuts and bolts of pandemic planning involve quantifiable items: Ventilators, respirators, antiviral medications, vaccine doses. But in the midst of drills and stockpiles and vaccine campaigns, don't forget about the psychosocial needs of your frontline employees.
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With a vaccine shortage projected for novel H1N1 influenza A, only the highest priority groups are likely to be offered the shot when initial lots are cleared for distribution this fall.
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Previous studies have suggested that menopausal hormone therapy is associated with the risk of developing epithelial ovarian cancer. The strongest association comes from examining "ever use" against those never exposed.
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Prior to 1980, twins comprised about 1 in 40 pregnancies, but now, with assisted reproductive technology (ART) being widely used, the incidence of twins has risen to 1 in 20 pregnancies.
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In this issue: WHO recommendations for antiviral use for H1N1 flu; antibiotic use trends for acute respiratory tract infection; denosumab clears FDA Expert Panel; FDA Actions.
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Women aged 24-45 years with no history of genital warts or HPV-related cervical disease received either the quadrivalent HPV vaccine (n = 1911) or placebo vaccine (n = 1908) in a multicenter, international, parallel group, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study.
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The standard surgical approach to ovarian cancer in medically fit patients is extirpation of the uterus, tubes, and ovaries, along with systematic staging or debulking of metastatic disease.
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The short-term risks of bariatric surgery; Parsing the death toll of COPD; Vardenafil and premature ejaculation; Testosterone, depression, and hypogonadal men; Aspirin after colon cancer diagnosis; The Emperor's new vertebroplasty?
