Search results for "Allergies"
ACIP adult vaccine schedule updated for 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) just announced its recommended 2014 adult immunization schedule.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/04/1.htm
4 Feb 2014
Crossed words: Ticked off
ACP Internist's puzzle feature challenges readers to find clues placed horizontally in rows to reveal an answer written vertically.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/09/puzzle.htm
1 Sep 2014
EpiPen expiration date extended, first generic approved
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/epipen-expiration-date-extended-first-generic-approved.htm
1 Oct 2018
Warnings on testosterone, new antibiotic approved
This update covers a label change on testosterone products clarifying that they are approved only for men who have low testosterone levels, as well as the approval of ceftazidime-avibactam (Avycaz) to treat complicated intra-abdominal infections.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/fda.htm
1 May 2015
New drugs approved for hypertension, lupus and COPD
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/fda.htm
1 May 2011
Mandated flu vaccines may be ‘new norm’ in health care
Mandated influenza vaccinations for employees of health care facilities are improving safety for vulnerable patients. Properly implementing such rules is the key to a successful outcome.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/vaccination.htm
1 Oct 2015
Influenza featured at infectious disease meeting
A summary of approvals, recalls, warnings and alerts digested by ACP Internist from the Food and Drug Administration's alerts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/idsa.htm
1 Jan 2010
MKSAP Quiz: interventions to decrease risk of surgical site infection
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 55-year-old man with a history of coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/22/3.htm
22 Nov 2011
FDA updates boxed warnings for rosiglitazone, other drugs
The latest drug alerts and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/fda.htm
1 Jan 2008
Army physicians on the front line of infectious disease research
Walter Reed's infectious disease unit travels the globe to identify and combat the world's deadliest infectious diseases. Driven to find vaccines that protect troops stationed overseas, the work quickly benefits civilian populations, too.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/army.htm
1 Feb 2010