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Date: Nov 20, 2009
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Although pandemic influenza may only decrease the gross domestic product by up to 4.3 percent in the United Kingdom, school closures and absenteeism from work due to government regulations or fear of infection may negatively impact the economy and potentially increase the effect of the recession, according to a study published Nov. 19 in BMJ.
Date: Nov 17, 2009
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Seasonal influenza vaccination neither decreases nor increases the risk for acquiring pandemic H1N1 illness, according to research published in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Date: Nov 13, 2009
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Women with greater symptoms of depression may experience increased inflammatory responses to influenza vaccination and potentially infectious illness during pregnancy, according to research published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
Date: Nov 13, 2009
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Date: Nov 12, 2009
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Ron Rajecki
| Source: InfoTech Bulletin
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The state of Rhode Island has launched a new system for tracking H1N1 flu that uses prescribing data provided by pharmacies throughout the state via a secure electronic link. Enabled by the state?s e-prescribing and the digital healthcare infrastructure, the system is believed to be the first of its kind.
Date: Nov 12, 2009
By:
Ron Rajecki
| Source: InfoTech Bulletin
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The American Medical Association has launched AMAfluhelp.org to improve physician-patient communication and the coordination of care.
Date: Nov 10, 2009
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There are wide variations in the uptake of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and influenza vaccine in adults in urban areas, and physicians' practice characteristics influence the likelihood of their patients getting vaccinated, according to a study in the November/December Annals of Family Medicine.
Date: Nov 4, 2009
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Researchers from the Netherlands have developed a vaccine for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia linked to the human papillomavirus-16 that within a year produced a complete clinical response in 47 percent of women receiving it, according to a study in the Nov. 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Date: Nov 3, 2009
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One dose of H1N1 vaccine is sufficient for pregnant women, though young children need two doses, according to a Nov. 2 announcement from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
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