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Month: January 2013
D.C. Week: FDA on Defense Over Meningitis Outbreak
Published: November 17, 2012 WASHINGTON - Calls from FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, for greater clarity in her agency's oversight of compounding pharmacies were met with mixed reviews this week on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers Question FDA Over...
Surgical Errors Climb, Bed Sores Decline In State’s Hospitals
Reports of wrong-site surgeries increased 62 percent in the past year in Connecticut hospitals, while the number of patient deaths or disabilities resulting from surgery or falls also rose, a new state report shows. At the same time, reports of patients suffering from...
Mass. Governor Proposes Compounding Laws
The Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy would be able to assess fines against compounding pharmacies that violate state law under legislation introduced late Friday by Gov. Deval Patrick (D). The broad set of reforms, which include requiring special licensure for...
Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year
But most of the time surgery can correct the defect, experts say MONDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- When Americans hear "cleft lip" or "cleft palate," they often think of children in developing countries, but U.S. babies are by no means immune to the birth...
Soothing Morning Sickness
Morning sickness can plague a mother-to-be all day, preventing her from getting the nutrition she and her baby need. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists offers these suggestions to help soothe morning sickness: Make sure you get enough rest. Stay...
AAP Releases New C. Diff Guidance
Even when infants have a positive test for Clostridium difficile, clinicians should search for other causes of disease, according to a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). That's because children younger than 12 months have high rates of...
Michigan hospital blazes trail in fight against fungal meningitis
Bonita Robbins (L ), a patient suffering with arachnoiditis due to a contaminated steroid injection, sits on her hospital bed as she and her husband Ed (C ) listen to Infectious Diseases doctor Anurag Malani at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor hospital in Ypsilanti,...
Outcome of Kid’s Concussion Hard to Predict
Identifying children most likely to have persistent neurological symptoms following concussion remains a largely hit-or-miss proposition, a systematic literature review suggested. After reviewing 15 studies that attempted to find predictive factors for persistent...
Reckless doctors go unchecked
A database that could identify prolific prescribers and prevent overdose deaths is readily available, but California officials say they lack the resources to take advantage of it. Kamala Harris has a powerful tool for identifying reckless doctors, but she doesn't use...
