Randall N. Hyer, MD, PhD, MPH, Senior Director, Merck Vaccine Division, explains the importance of good communication in preventing public health calamities. Medscape General Medicine
Frank Greer, MD, talks about the clinical evidence regarding nutritional options during pregnancy, lactation, and the first year of life. Medscape Pediatrics
Strong investor demand for a bond used to fund vaccines for the poor shows a novel way to tap money markets to back aid projects in the developing world. Reuters Health Information
Bronchial thermoplasty is safe and may prove effective in improving symptoms in patients with severe asthma, according to a report in the December 15th American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Reuters Health Information
A Cochrane review shows a small treatment effect in primary care patients with uncomplicated acute sinusitis who have symptoms for more than 7 days, but 80% of those untreated improve within 2 weeks. Medscape Medical News
