WASHINGTON – After headlines emerged Wednesday about new data linking prolonged bisphosphonate use to an increased risk of atypical femur fractures, the FDA rushed to assure prescribers and the public that the agency has yet to find a clear connection.
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FDA: No Clear Evidence Linking Bisphosphonates and Fractures (BioWorld)
When Brady Link was hired in 2008 as superintendent at Christian County Public Schools, he knew what lied ahead. He was inheriting a district that historically lagged behind state benchmarks in student assessments and struggled to close achievement gaps.
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Culture Shock (Kentucky New Era)
Jurin said delayed treatment was the main cause of the deaths, and has instructed doctors nationwide to administer antiviral drugs as soon as patients appear to have flu-like symptoms. …. Although large numbers of cases aren’t being seen like in the fall, when there were 14 deaths from the “swine flu” in Alabama, H1N1 cases are still being treated across the state, said Dr. Jim McVay, director of health promotion and chronic disease for the public health department. …
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A Haitian nurse volunteering on the U.S. naval hospital ship in Port-au-Prince Bay, Philistin was tending to a 6-year-old boy named Kenzie, who was getting emergency treatment for a fractured leg. …. Although large numbers of cases aren’t being seen like in the fall, when there were 14 deaths from the “swine flu” in Alabama, H1N1 cases are still being treated across the state, said Dr. Jim McVay, director of health promotion and chronic disease for the public health …
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The type-A (H1N1) virus has infected 937 people over the past week and three people have succumbed to the infection, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said yesterday.
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Three people succumb to swine flu (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
The Acadiana Outreach Center’s Recovery Action Center will host The Office of Public Health as they administer free H1N1 vaccinations to the public at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, March 8.
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Outreach Center offers free H1N1 vaccinations (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
Presidents Day Library closed for holiday Ames Public Library and the Bookmobile will be closed Monday, Feb. 15, for Presidents Day. Regular hours and service will resume Tuesday, Feb. 16.
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February 13 Friends & Neighbors (The Ames Tribune)
Those who show flu-like symptoms are advised to keep away from crowded areas, lessen social interaction and immediately seek treatment . For any inquiries with regards to the Influenza A ( H1N1 ), the public may call the 145 hotline during …
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The H1N1 influenza virus is not a catch you want to make. That’s why the Hanover County Health Department partnered with Bass Pro Shops to provide free H1N1 influenza vaccinations to the public Dec. 30.
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Flu vaccinations continuing (Herald-Progress)
Jan 19, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – The H1N1 influenza pandemic brought no “devastating surprises,” but what has surprised public health agencies is the public’s lack of interest in getting vaccinated, Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said yesterday.
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Chan: Lack of H1N1 vaccine demand surprising (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)