Preventive Care
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ACIP: Tdap during pregnancy optimal strategy for protecting infants
Based on the available evidence of the impact “cocooning” has on transmission of pertussis to infants, no changes are currently recommended in the...
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ACIP backs broader use of MenB vaccination to include adolescents and college students
The CDC’s ACIP supports use of the MenB vaccine in teens and college students, as recommended by a working group.
Conference Coverage
WCD: Red gums raise red flag in oral lichen planus
Conference Coverage
EULAR: Women with RA have increased cervical neoplasia rates
Women with rheumatoid arthritis had significantly increased rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia types I, II, and III.
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FDA tells food producers to cut the trans fat
Companies have 3 years to remove partially hydrogenated oils from their human food products.
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Adenoma detection rates affect CRC rates, mortality
Key clinical point: Screening colonoscopies with higher adenoma detection rates are associated with lower rates of colorectal cancer and lower CRC...
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Q&A with the FDA: Implementing the Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule
In a Q&A with Dr. John Whyte of the Food and Drug Administration, he answers questions on the implementation of the new Pregnancy and...
Conference Coverage
Uncomplicated pregnancies in women with lupus may not boost risk for CV events
Key clinical point: An uncomplicated pregnancy doesn’t appear to accelerate the risk of cardiovascular events in women with systemic lupus...
Video
VIDEO: Consider cost in anastrozole vs. tamoxifen for DCIS
Dr. Richard Margolese discusses the costs and side effects of anastrozole vs. tamoxifen after postmenopausal ductal carcinoma in situ.
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Obesity boosts postmenopausal breast cancer risk
Key clinical point: Women who are overweight and obese have a significantly higher risk of postmenopausal invasive breast cancer, particularly...
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Single HPV vaccine dose appears as effective as full course
One or two doses of the bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine provide a level of protection against cervical HPV infection similar to that of the...