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American Family Physician
January 15, 2004 |
Influenza Vaccine What is influenza?... Who is at higher risk?... What is the flu vaccine?... Is the vaccine safe?... etc.   |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000
Monica Preboth |
Practice Guidelines ACIP Issues Recommendations for the 2000-2001 Influenza Season |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2004 |
Flu Vaccinations A general overview on what flu vaccines are and how they can help. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001
Thomas Hooton & Stuart Levy |
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Plan of Action for Community Practice Antibiotic resistance was once confined primarily to hospitals but is becoming increasingly prevalent in family practice settings, making daily therapeutic decisions more challenging. |
Health
October 2007
Sarah Clachar |
Read this BEFORE you get a flu shot The flu vaccine may not be as good -- or as safe -- as you think. |
American Journal of Nursing
June 2008
Hart et al. |
Acute Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance It is important that nurses understand antimicrobial resistance and learn how to help patients, family members, and friends manage acute respiratory infections appropriately. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2002
Brian J. Kingston & Charles V. Wright, Jr. |
Influenza in the Nursing Home Although influenza affects persons of all ages, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified several groups who are at increased risk for complications. One such group is residents of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2005
Carrie A. Morantz |
Newsletter AAFP Urges Members to Use Vaccine Prebooking Plan for Next Flu Season... NIH Starts Global Network for Research Training on Trauma and Injury... Healthy People 2010 Achieves Goal of Reducing Foodborne Illnesses... etc. |
Managed Care
February 2005
Jack McCain |
Managed Care (and Everyone Else) Unprepared for the Next Killer Flu Could avian flu give rise to a pandemic that might rival the fearsome Spanish flu? Is the nation ready? Health plans may be called upon to administer vaccinations and identify high-risk patients, but what about he millions of Americans who lack health insurance? |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2003 |
Newsletter CDC reports current influenza season could be more severe than usual... AAFP partners with nine companies to provide affordable EHR systems... Annual report shows continued improvement in overall health in the United States... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001
Richard Colgan & John H. Powers |
Appropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing: Approaches that Limit Antibiotic Resistance Physicians should be familiar with the clinical situations in which they should provide antibiotics and those in which they may safely be withheld... |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Will Flu Vaccine Catch Cold? The CDC says we may have as many as 97 million doses this year, but that's a best-case scenario. This year again, it's Chiron causing the uncertainty. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2002
Doug Knutson & Chad Braun |
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bronchitis Acute bronchitis is one of the top 10 conditions for which patients seek medical care. Because acute bronchitis most often has a viral cause, symptomatic treatment with protussives, antitussives, or bronchodilators is appropriate... |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Glaxo's Flu Vaccine Booster The drug giant's return could give the U.S. flu vaccine market a shot in the arm. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2003
Norman J. Montalto |
An Office-Based Approach to Influenza: Clinical Diagnosis and Laboratory Testing Vaccination is the primary measure for preventing morbidity and mortality from influenza. During the influenza season, family physicians must distinguish influenza from the common cold and other flu-like illnesses. |
AskMen.com
December 22, 2002
Mike Davison |
A Man's Guide To The Flu Shot The flu vaccine is 70 to 90% effective in preventing the flu in healthy adult males. It is still possible to contract the flu after immunization, but typically those who have been vaccinated develop a much milder case of the flu. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006
Wong et al. |
Guidelines for the Use of Antibiotics in Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections To help physicians with the appropriate use of antibiotics in children and adults with upper respiratory tract infection, a multidisciplinary team evaluated existing guidelines and summarized key practice points. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006
Gregory Juckett |
Avian Influenza: Preparing for a Pandemic Preparing for a new influenza pandemic involves increasing global influenza surveillance and developing practical strategies for containing outbreaks at the source. |
| AskMen.com |
1 Million Swine Flu Cases? Swine flu has infected as many as 1 million Americans, U.S. health officials said Thursday, adding that 6 percent or more of some urban populations are infected. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
December 1, 2005
Anthony Tao |
The Avian Few: Is it Too Late for Pharma to Re-enter the Vaccine Fray? Small profit margins and high litigation risks drove most companies out of the vaccine business decades ago. As a possible pandemic looms, pharma re-enters the fray. Is it too late? |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2000
Norman J. Montalto |
Updated Treatment for Influenza A and B The prevention of influenza is best accomplished with a broad-based immunization program... |
BusinessWeek
February 9, 2004
Catherine Arnst |
What You Need To Know About Avian Flu The current avian flu outbreak in Asia is the fifth since 1997 to infect humans. This has raised a red flag for infectious disease experts, who fear the strain could mutate and spark a devastating flu pandemic. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2007
Simasek & Blandino |
Treatment of the Common Cold The common cold is a viral illness that affects persons of all ages, prompting frequent use of over-the-counter and prescription medications and alternative remedies. This article helps you sift through all the medications. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
May 2000 |
Magic Bullets Under Siege ...Antibiotics---drugs that kill bacteria---account for much of our success in the war against infectious illness. But the miracle drugs of medicine are in danger... |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Swine Flu Update With the fall flu season rapidly approaching, a swine flu update is warranted. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Chiron Sneezes, Investors Catch Cold British authorities shut down the pharmaceutical's only U.S. flu vaccine manufacturing facility. This may in fact be an opportunity to scoop up a beleaguered stock at fire sale prices. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 |
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: What a Parent Needs to Know Why should my child get this vaccine?... What exactly is the pneumococcal vaccine?... Are there some children who should not get pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or who should wait until they are older?... |
Managed Care
October 2000
Kevin A. Wilson |
Public Policy Largely Ignores Adult Immunization Needs Although four fifths of the nation's children are fully immunized, tens of thousands of adults die each year from diseases preventable by vaccination... |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2002
Sanford R. Kimmel |
Vaccine Adverse Events: Separating Myth from Reality Vaccines have turned many childhood diseases into distant memories in industrialized countries. However, questions have been raised about the safety of some vaccines because of rare but serious adverse effects that have been attributed to them. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Chiron's Sickly Forecast The flu vaccine maker further reduces its estimated dose production. With its earnings release due next week, perhaps Chiron was simply preparing investors for a jolt. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2003 |
Flu and Colds This patient handout describes flue symptoms and discusses over-the-counter medicines. |
Nurse Practitioner
July 2011
Lori Mertz |
Meningococcal Disease: Early Recognition is Vital to Patient Outcomes Education of healthcare professionals to improve identification and provide immediate treatment of patients with symptoms consistent with meningococcal disease will result in improved outcomes. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2003 |
Antiviral Drugs in the Immunocompetent Host: Part II. Treatment of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections |
American Journal of Nursing
July 2007
Victoria J. Davey |
Questions and Answers on Pandemic Influenza Striking a balance between risk and preparedness. |
BusinessWeek
February 4, 2010
Weintraub et al. |
Swine Flu: The Pandemic That Wasn't Swine flu is waning, but the lessons of H1N1 could come in handy during a more serious epidemic. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Chiron Reports Profit, But So What? The flu vaccine debacle overshadows the company's profits and earnings. |
Seasoned Cooking
April 2005
Michael Fick |
H&F Potpourri; the Shotgun Approach Do Prilosec and Prevacid disrupt digestion?... Do home Alzheimer's Disease tests really help?... Opiates and the terminally ill... Redheads need much more anesthesia before surgery... Cuts, scrapes and antibiotics... Cold or flu?, then what to do... Reducing hay fever symptoms... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2011
Ted Prusik |
Cure for the Common Cold Chain Break An increasing number of pharmaceutical products prescribed in the US -- including insulin, vaccines, biologics, chemotherapeutic agents, blood products, and many antibiotics -- are temperature-sensitive. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2004 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help An overview on how antibiotic therapy comes into play in the treatment of the flu and colds. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2006 |
Colds and the Flu: Tips for Feeling Better How can I tell if I have a cold or the flu?... Ways to treat your cold and flu symptoms... What causes colds and the flu?... What can I do to feel better?... Emergency cold and flu symptoms... etc. |
Managed Care
June 2004
Jack McCain |
Health Plans Respond as Microbes Develop Resistance Techniques Managed care is having some success discouraging practices that promote the development of "superbugs." |
Chemistry World
February 2006 |
Editorial: Fighting Avian Flu Participants at a world avian flu conference in Beijing committed to increasing cooperation on global vaccine and anti-viral research and development. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2011
Frank Vinluan |
N.C. Novartis Site Is First Cell-Based Flu Vaccine Facility in the Country A Novartis' vaccine facility in North Carolina today became the first facility authorized by the FDA for emergency use during a pandemic. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Chiron's Bird Flu Contract As Asian bird flu becomes the crisis du jour, this flu vaccine biotech is awarded a hefty contract. |
Chemistry World
March 17, 2011
Hepeng Jia |
International recognition helps Chinese vaccine industry Vaccines made in China will now be supplied through United Nations agencies to developing countries, after recognition from the World Health Organisation that China's State Food and Drug Administration has complied with international standards for vaccine regulation. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
John Carey |
A Booster Shot For Vaccines New technology could speed the development of vaccines and keep the medicine chest stocked. |
BusinessWeek
January 9, 2006
Carol Matlack |
Preventing The Pandemic France's Sanofi Pasteur is already signing contracts for an avian flu vaccine. |
Managed Care
December 2005
Jack McCain |
Flu's Other Cost If the next pandemic is anything like the 1918 outbreak, hospitals could be overburdened, while some small regional health plans might see their membership decimated, or worse. |
Nurse Practitioner
November 2009
Ann Marie Hart |
Treatment Strategies for Cough Illnesses in Adults Adults who experience a cough for 2 or more weeks along with vomiting or an inspiratory whooping sound should be evaluated and tested for B. pertussis infection. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Avian Influenza 101 Here is everything you need to now about avian influenza so that you can better protect yourself. |
