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FDA Safety Changes: Levaquin, NovoLog, Zevalin
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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
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Filaggrin Null Mutations Linked With Asthma Exacerbations
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Asthmatic children and young adults with null mutations of the filaggrin (FLG) gene, which encodes an epidermal structural protein, are at increased risk of asthma exacerbations, UK researchers report in the September issue of Allergy. They note that about 9% of people of European origin have this mutation. Reuters Health Information
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Adolescent Meningococcal Vaccination Expensive but Worthwhile
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A meningococcal vaccination strategy involving a catch-up campaign followed by routine annual vaccination for 11- to 17-year-olds with the newly-licensed quadrivalent conjugate vaccine would require considerable expenditure, but would have a substantial impact on meningococcal disease burden, Georgia-based researchers report in the January issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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