Broader pneumococcal vaccine comparable to current version
Terry Murray | October 06, 2009 OTTAWA | An investigational 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) performed at least as well as the currently licensed seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) when given with routine pediatric vaccines.
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Progress seen in congenital cytomegalovirus care
Terry Murray | October 06, 2009 OTTAWA | The last year has seen encouraging advances in the prevention, treatment and diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
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Pelvic pain seen running in families
Joe McAllister | October 06, 2009 Chicago | There is a familial predisposition to the development of chronic pelvic pain in women, confirms a study from Ohio.
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Mifepristone helps shorten induction abortion time
Joe McAllister | October 06, 2009 Chicago | The length of induction abortion is reduced with the use of mifepristone or misoprostol to prime or ripen the cervix and decrease resistance to dilation. In a poster presentation at the ACOG meeting, Dr. Lynn Borgatta and colleagues at Boston University school of medicine compared three overlapping cohorts of women undergoing induction abortion between January 2007 and June 2008
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DIABETES: PPIs cut clopidogrel's anti-clotting efficacy in stented diabetics
Jill Stein | September 22, 2009 More research needed on newer PPIs not included in study.
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