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Vaccine Effective Against Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An experimental vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) can produce complete responses in some patients with precancers, Dutch researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - November 4, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Is the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Safe?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Is the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Safe?Category: Health FactsCreated: 10/20/2009 3:29:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/20/2009 3:29:33 PM (Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 20, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: consumer

ACIP Recommends Against Routine Use of HPV Vax in BoysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has advised against the routine use of the human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) in boys and men, but said individual physicians should have the option to recommend the vaccine to male patients. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 22, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Smallpox Vaccine Appears Safe and ImmunogenicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAITAMA, Japan (MedPage Today) -- A live attenuated tissue-cultured smallpox vaccine -- first used in children in the 1970s -- is safe and immunogenic in adults, researchers here said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - March 10, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

CDC Updates Rotavirus Vaccine RecommendationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- New CDC recommendations on infant rotavirus vaccination increase the dosing flexibility, potentially increasing the number of babies who will now be immunized. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - February 9, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Senators Blame HHS for Mishandling H1N1 Vaccination EffortEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Senators on the Homeland Security Committee scolded Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday for overly optimistic estimates of pandemic H1N1 flu vaccine supplies. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - November 17, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

NC State Researchers Advance Understanding Of Stem CellsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons. The research is a significant advance in understanding the development of the nervous system, which is essential to addressing conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders. (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)
Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news

FDA Panel Votes in Favor of New Strep Pneumoniae VaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BETHESDA, Md. (MedPage Today) -- A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has voted to recommend approval of an updated version of the Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine Prevnar. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - November 18, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

H1N1 6-Month Toll 22 Million, CDC EstimatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the first six months of the H1N1 flu pandemic, 22 million Americans fell ill from the virus, the CDC now estimates. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - November 12, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Agencies Warn Web Site Over H1N1 ClaimsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission have warned a medical Web site to stop marketing a health supplement using claims it helps prevent the spread of the H1N1 pandemic flu. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 19, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Chinese H1N1 Vaccine Similar to Western Drugs (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The pandemic flu vaccine being used in China has characteristics similar to those of vaccines developed in the West, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 21, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

CT Scans Surpass X-Rays for Swine Flu: StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: CT Scans Surpass X-Rays for Swine Flu: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/22/2009 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/22/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 22, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: consumer

Top Ten List of Long-Term Care Facility Preparations for the Upcoming Influenza SeasonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A novel influenza A partly of virus of swine origin (2009 H1N1) emerged this spring, resulting in an influenza pandemic. This pandemic is anticipated to continue into the next influenza season. Given that the 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza A appear to be somewhat different in the human populations affected and that two influenza vaccines will be recommended this fall, those who manage long-term care facilities and treat patients in them will be faced with many uncertainties as they approach the 2009/10 influenza season. Ten specific suggestions are offered to those responsible for the care of patients in long-term care f...
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - November 18, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: J. Rush Pierce Jr., Susan M. Kellie, Theresa A. West, J. Matthew Richardson, Devon A. Neale, Ona G. Montgomery, Stephanie C. McClure, Todd E. Bell Source Type: journals

Swine Flu Symptoms, Diagnosis, and VaccinationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Swine Flu Symptoms, Diagnosis, and VaccinationCategory: Doctor's ViewsCreated: 10/23/2009 11:51:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/23/2009 11:51:45 AM (Source: MedicineNet Alzheimer)
Source: MedicineNet Alzheimer - October 23, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: consumer

Pregnancy: Swine Flu and the H1N1 VaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Pregnancy: Swine Flu and the H1N1 VaccineCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 11/5/2009 1:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/5/2009 1:10:47 PM (Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - November 5, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: consumer

Production Problems Plague Delivery of Swine Flu VaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Production Problems Plague Delivery of Swine Flu VaccineCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/22/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/23/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 23, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: consumer

Migraine and stroke riskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Aging Health , October 2009, Vol. 5, No. 5, Pages 615-618. (Source: Future Medicine: Aging Health)
Source: Future Medicine: Aging Health - October 6, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: article Source Type: journals

The endometrium--from estrogens alone to TSECs.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reviews publications dating back more than a century describing investigations of the endometrium, including those examining the relationship between endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma, the influence of estrogens on the endometrium, and strategies for protecting the endometrium from unopposed estrogen stimulation. Endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma studies date from before 1900. The influence of endogenous estrogens on the endometrium became evident with observations of endometrial hyperplasia and/or carcinoma in women with estrogen-secreting tumors or polycystic ovarian disease. Later, observational stu...
Source: Climacteric - November 15, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Pickar JH Tags: Climacteric Source Type: journals

Review: Obesity and Alzheimer's Disease: A Link Between Body Weight and Cognitive Function in Old AgeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Obesity is now a global health hazard. It not only predisposes to an array of risk factors leading to increased morbidity and mortality amongst adults but it also has a major negative impact on children’s health. The deleterious effects of obesity on cardiovascular system have now been well acknowledged. It causes insulin resistance that in turn leads to diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular abnormalities. The vascular effects of obesity may have a role in the development of a rapidly growing disease of late life, Alzheimer’s disease. The precise mechanisms of the association between adiposity and impairmen...
Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - November 19, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Naderali, E. K., Ratcliffe, S. H., Dale, M. C. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Collaboration With University Of Washington Aims To Prevent Dementia, Including Alzheimer'sEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Every two years, 2,000 senior Group Health patients check in with the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study. The joint project between Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington (UW) focuses on finding ways to delay or prevent dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, and declines in memory and thinking. It aims to deepen understanding of how the body - especially the brain - ages. (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)
Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news