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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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Obsessive-compulsive disorders have achieved greater visibility in our society with several well-known celebrities such as Howie Mandel and David Beckham with acknowledged cases. Patients may be reluctant to share their symptoms with their primary care physician for fear of being thought crazy. Hopefully today the increased recognition with celebrities and greater media attention to the disorder will resolve this fear and allow patients to become more open with their doctors.
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Lorcaserin submitted for FDA review, FDA advisory panel votes against phentermine/topiramate, mixed vote on rosiglitazone, advisory panel votes to remove breast cancer indication from bevacizumab labeling, no increase in seizures found with DTaP vaccine, new REMS for quinine.
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In a Sentinel Event Alert, The Joint Commission offered the following recommendations for reducing the risk of violence in hospitals:
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Hospitals are not the "safe havens" they once were. That is the cautionary message of a recent Sentinel Event Alert by the Joint Commission accrediting body, which focuses on attacks on patients.
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A Connecticut beer distributor employee shot and killed eight of his coworkers before taking his own life after a disciplinary hearing. An ex-employee of a Georgia truck rental business killed two employees and injured three others. A 25-year employee at a Missouri plant shot and killed three and wounded five before shooting himself.
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After a homicide occurs in a workplace, co-workers often make statements such as "I never thought it could happen here," or "He just snapped."
