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Baxter Bioscience has developed a whole-virus, two dose vaccine against avian flu; warning label now on antipsychotics regarding an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis; vitamin D for men with heart disease on horizon? A new oral anticoagulant may soon be available for prevention of thrombotic complications of hip or knee surgery; FDA Actions
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Epidemiologic data have recently become available in the U.S. for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMD) and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) after registries began including these conditions in 2001.
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The role for PET scanning is not yet established for the staging of newly-diagnosed breast cancer or for patients in whom recurrent disease is suspected.
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In an open-label cross-over trial of an aromatase inhibitor in early stage post-menopausal breast cancer, patients who had become intolerant of the menopausal symptoms associated with Tamoxifen improved in this regard by switching to an aromatase inhibitor (AI).
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The management options for low-risk prostate cancer include "watchful waiting," or "active surveillance" prior to initiating disease specific treatment.
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Participants in the Infection Surveillance Project of the Missouri Alliance for Home Care (MAHC) see their bladder catheter infection rates drop when they participate in the project for several reasons that include a staff focus on the issue, comprehensive education, and the exchange of best practices and ideas among the project participants.
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Patient and family education about the care of an indwelling catheter is critical, says Gayle Lovato, RN, MS, infection control practitioner at Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg, VA, and a member of the Association of Infection Control Professional's communications committee.
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The number of bladder catheter infections per 1,000 device days reported by participants in the Infection Surveillance Project of the Missouri Alliance for Home Care (MAHC) dropped from 3.35 infections in the first quarter of 2005 to 2.68 in the fourth quarter of 2007.
