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Having acknowledged that the 2014-15 flu vaccine was mismatched to the circulating influenza strains

CDC: Vaccine Production for 2015-16 Flu Season Underway

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Next season's vaccine includes last year's missing strain, H3N2
New recommendations have been provided to update the 2010 guidelines on the treatment and management of sexually transmitted diseases. The 2015 guidelines are available online in the June 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

CDC Guidelines Update Treatment, Management of STDs

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New guidelines address issues that were not discussed in 2010 guidelines
New guidelines can enable successful physician hospital relationships and integrated leadership

AMA Offers Guidance for Physician-Hospital Relationships

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Six principles of success described for integrated leadership between hospitals, physicians
Nine states have enacted the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact law

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed

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Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
Even when herpes zoster vaccination does not prevent the disease

Vaccine Tied to Less Postherpetic Neuralgia in Shingles

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Findings support immunization of older adults
Nearly one-fifth of teens and younger adults in the United States have been tested recently for HIV

CDC: 1 in 5 U.S. Teens, Younger Adults Tested Recently for HIV

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Testing rates of those ages 15 to 44: 22 percent for females and 16 percent for males

May 2015 Briefing – Infectious Disease

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for May 2015. This roundup includes the...
A physician-targeted communication intervention does not reduce maternal vaccine hesitancy

Physician Intervention Doesn’t Cut Maternal Vaccine Hesitancy

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Second study shows high PBE schools colocated with schools with elevated PME rates
Changes in bacteria populations may be one reason why people who wear contact lenses are more prone to eye infections

Ocular Bacteria Differ for Contact Lens Wearers

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Finding may explain why lens wearers are more prone to infection
Celecoxib seems safe and effective for treatment of depression due to acute brucellosis

Celecoxib Safe, Effective for Brucellosis-Associated Depression

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Greater response to treatment in celecoxib versus placebo group at study end