Survey: Many Doctors Not Recommending HPV Vaccine For Young Girls

Filed Under (Blood Pressure) by David on 07-01-2010

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coumadin-warfarinA recent survey shows that more than 50% of Texas physicians are not following the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices— that all 11- and 12-year-old girls receive the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The vaccine was approved in 2006.

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Home Therapy for DVT Is Safe

Filed Under (Blood Pressure) by David on 31-12-2009

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med_coumadin5Long-term home treatment with once-daily subcutaneous (SQ) tinzaparin sodium (Innohep, Pharmion) appears to be effective for patients with deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), compared with “usual care”—tinzaparin followed by long-term therapy with warfarin generic sodium (Coumadin, Bristol-Myers Squibb).

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