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On Oct. 27, 2010, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) approved updated recommendations for the use of quadrivalent (serogroup A, C, Y, and W-135) meningococcal conjugated vaccines (Menveo®, Novartis; and Menactra®, Sanofi Pasteur) for adolescents and persons with high risk for meningococcal disease.
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Although undeniably useful, gram stains have become less accessible to physicians in an era when clinicians go to the laboratory infrequently to view specimens and hospital laboratories move off-site. This brief report describes a Honolulu hospital's approach to this problem.
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Routine lead screening of a 1-year-old u.s.-born son of Cambodian immigrants living in New York revealed an elevated blood lead level (10 mcg/dL).
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At the 59th annual meeting of the american society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene held in Atlanta, GA, Nov. 3-7, 2011, Dr. Paul Arguin, head of the Domestic Malaria Unit, presented Malaria Updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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In this issue: Apixaban and rivaroxaban near approval for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; fidaxomicin for C. difficile infections; guideline for intensive insulin therapy; and FDA Actions.
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In a representative sample of Americans, about a third reported getting less than 7 hours of sleep on average, about half reported snoring, and nearly 5% reported falling asleep while driving in the past month.
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An encounter with a critically ill simulated "patient" was used successfully to analyze the communication skills of experienced physicians and identify areas for improving communication behaviors.
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The treatment of atopic dermati-tis (ATD) usually is initiated with topical steroids (TPS). Because ATD is a chronic remitting and relapsing disorder and may occupy a large cutaneous area, exposure to TPS can be extensive.
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Severe Vitamin D deficiency appears to worsen dementia and supplementation may be beneficial.
