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It may be best for older adults to wait until October to receive their flu vaccine

October May Be Best Time for Older Adults to Receive Flu Shot

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Waning protection with early vaccine must be balanced with fewer vaccinated with compressed schedule, early peak

American Association for Cancer Research, March 29-April 3

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The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held from March 29...
Dangerously high levels of heavy metals have been found in dozens of kratom products

FDA: High Levels of Heavy Metals Found in Kratom Products

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Products contain levels of lead and nickel at concentrations that exceed safe daily intake
Warning letters have been sent to two companies that make and sell electronic cigarette liquids that look like prescription cough syrups

FDA Issues Warning on E-Cigarette Liquids Resembling Cough Syrup

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Products have labeling, advertising that imitate prescription cough syrup products
A patient-report instrument has good predictive value for identifying adverse drug events in older adults in the community setting

Patient-Report Instrument Helps Identify ADEs in Older Adults

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With accuracy of 75 percent, tool differentiates between symptoms of adverse drug events, chronic disease
Less than 40 percent of osteoporosis clinical practice guidelines include any mention of patients' beliefs

Most Osteoporosis Guidelines Do Not Discuss Patient Choices

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When patient beliefs, values, preferences are cited, they are not usually supported by evidence
Routine vaccination of young girls aged 12 to 13 years with human papillomavirus vaccine results in a reduction in preinvasive cervical disease

Drop Seen in Preinvasive Cervical Disease With HPV Vaccination

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Vaccine effectiveness increased for immunization at younger age
For patients with relapsing-onset multiple sclerosis

Beta Interferon Tied to Lower Mortality in Relapsing-Onset MS

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Increased survival seen with more than three years of beta interferon exposure but not lower exposure
Many adults at high risk for HIV infection have low rates of human papillomavirus vaccination

AACR: HPV Vax Low for Adults at High Risk for HIV Infection

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Age, sex, sexual orientation differences in HPV vaccination rates were statistically significant
More than 73 percent of U.S. allergists report prescribing sublingual immunotherapy

Almost Three-Quarters of Allergists Have Prescribed SLIT

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Main barrier to sublingual immunotherapy is limitation of treating only one allergen