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Pharmacovigilance in Nephrology
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Recent controversies about heparin contamination from China and ESA adverse effects raise questions about drug safety and FDA oversight.
Medscape Nephrology
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Safeguarding Muscle During Weight Reduction
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Ingrid Kohlstadt, MD, MPH, FACN, Associate, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, explains the muscle part of weight gain and loss.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine
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Most Asthmatics in US Not Vaccinated Against Influenza
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Despite being at increased risk for influenza-related complications, roughly two thirds of asthmatics in the US are not vaccinated against influenza each year, according to an analysis of data from the 2005-2006 flu season. Reuters Health Information
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2007-2008 Influenza Vaccine Reasonably Effective Despite Mismatch
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The trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine used during the 2007-2008 influenza season in the US was 44% effective in preventing infection, even though the match between two of the vaccine strains and circulating strains was "suboptimal," according to an interim, within-season analysis. Reuters Health Information
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