Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, President, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, discusses the impact of the "baby boomer" generation on medicine. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
A highly attenuated strain of the modified vaccinia virus Ankara protects monkeys against a smallpox-like virus several days faster than the currently licensed vaccinia vaccine (Dryvax). Reuters Health Information
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for levofloxacin (Levaquin), insulin aspart [rDNA origin] injection (NovoLog), and ibritumomab tiuxetan injection (Zevalin). Medscape Medical News
In vitro studies indicate that a trimolecular vaccination approach using HIV-1-specific and non-cognate immune responses is potentially more effective in producing neutralizing antibody activity than is a single antigen, UK researchers report in the July 11th issue of AIDS. Reuters Health Information
Resident and fellow physicians now work shorter shifts as mandated by American training programs. But an attending physician realized that there was an exception to this rule. Read his story. The Hastings Center Report
Chinese authorities report that the air quality in Beijing is "fairly good," but more objective sources suggest that compared with other Olympic venues, past and future, the Chinese government may just be blowing smoke. Medscape Medical News
When current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for vaccination needle lengths are used, there is a substantial risk for overpenetration of the intramuscular layer. Medscape Medical News
Do you have books, journals, video, or patient education materials you can donate to healthcare professionals in need? Rehabilitation materials are needed, as well as general books and journals. Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal
Chronic gastric acid aspiration, as occurs with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), "has a profound effect on the nature of the immune response to aerosolized allergens" in a mouse model of airway hypersensitivity, Duke University researchers have shown. Reuters Health Information