Daily Archives: December 28, 2017

CDC Advisory: Flu Increasing, Be Ready With Antivirals

The agency recommends heightened attention to NAI antivirals because of expected low efficacy of this year’s vaccine and this strain’s elevated death risk in young children and seniors. News Alerts …read more

Supplements Do Not Prevent Fractures in Healthy Older Adults

Support for the use of calcium and vitamin D supplements for fracture prevention has again been found lacking in a large meta-analysis of randomized trials. Medscape Medical News …read more

Decreasing Market Competition Driving Up Generic Drug Costs

According to a recent study, the cost of generic drugs is linked to market competition levels among manufacturers of these drugs. Medscape Medical News …read more

What you should know about hysteroscopy

A look at hysteroscopy, a procedure used to diagnose and treat problems of the uterus. Included is detail on recovery time and possible side effects. …read more