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American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) 2010 Annual Meeting

February 26 - March 2, 2010; New Orleans, Louisiana

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Physicians Say Onerous "Meaningful Use" Requirements Could Make EHR Incentives Meaningless
Medscape Medical News, March 9, 2010
IgE Analysis Identifies People With Severe Peanut Allergy
Reuters Health Information, March 9, 2010
Infliximab Reduces Psoriasis Activity in Etanercept-Resistant Patients
Medscape Medical News, March 9, 2010

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Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule -- United States, 2010
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 9, 2010
Why US Healthcare Costs Are Out of Control: Two Insiders' Perspectives
Medscape General Surgery, March 5, 2010

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The 2010 Adult Immunization Schedule: Do You Know the New Changes? Sandra Fryhofer, MD, points out changes in the 2010 ACIP adult immunization schedule, including updated recommendations for healthcare workers.
Medicine Matters, February 2010
A Hospital Field Trip for the US Congress In this video blog, Dr. John Marshall suggests that clinicians invite their senators and congressmen to their hospitals to get a first-hand view of what needs fixing in the US healthcare system.
Marshall on Oncology, February 2010
CDC Commentary: Pertussis -- Recognition and Treatment Are you up-to-date on the recognition and treatment of pertussis? Thomas Clark, MD, MPH, offers the latest for clinicians in this video blog from the CDC.
January 2010
Leading By Example to Fight H1N1 - Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA In this video commentary, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, Surgeon General, encourages health professionals to lead by example, getting H1N1 vaccinations themselves and recommending their patients do the same.
January 2010
Will the Recent CMS Ruling About Medical Consultation Change Medical Practices? In this video blog, Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, wonders whether recent billing decisions will affect clinical care and the role of the consulting physician -- no longer the doctor's doctor?
Auwaerter on Infectious Diseases, January 2010
CDC Commentary: High-Risk Children and 2009 H1N1 Influenza In this video commentary from the CDC, Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH, offers guidance to clinicians who care for children at "high risk" for severe illness from influenza.
December 2009
Medscape One-on-One: Rapidly Unfolding Health Information Technology In the first in a new one-on-one series, Dr. Eli Adashi and Dr. Ashish Jha discuss health information technology -- what it means for both inpatient and outpatient physicians.
Medscape One-on-One, December 2009
Buzz Words Surrounding Healthcare Reform Guaranteed issue, community rating, and individual mandate: What do these terms mean in the context of healthcare reform? What do they mean for you? David M. Brown, MD, explains in this video blog.
Brown on Ophthalmology, November 2009
2009 H1N1 Influenza and HIV In this video blog, Paul E. Sax, MD offers advice to clinicians about H1N1 influenza in HIV-positive persons, focusing on immunization, care, and treatment of severe cases of influenza.
Sax on HIV/AIDS, November 2009
CDC Commentary: Seasonal and H1N1 Influenza Vaccines -- Timing of Doses What is the optimal spacing and timing of the seasonal and H1N1 influenza vaccines? In this video blog, William Atkinson, MD, MPH, offers specific guidance from the CDC.
November 2009
XMRV: The Missing Link in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? In this video blog, Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, describes a newly published report of a potential link between a recently discovered virus and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Auwaerter on Infectious Diseases, November 2009
Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine: Not Just for Younger Women Should quadrivalent HPV vaccine be used in older women up to their mid-forties? Dr. Andrew Kaunitz discusses the latest research results and potential adverse effects in this video blog.
Kaunitz on Women's Health, August 2009
Common Rashes Not to Miss: Slideshow
February 2010
Earthquake in Haiti and the Medical Aftermath of Natural Disasters: Slideshow
January 2010
Common Eye Conditions: Slideshow
December 2009
Allergic Fungal Sinusitis: Slideshow
November 2009

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Why US Healthcare Costs Are Out of Control: Two Insiders' Perspectives
Commentary, March 2010
The 2010 Adult Immunization Schedule: Do You Know the New Changes?
Commentary, February 2010
A Hospital Field Trip for the US Congress
Commentary, February 2010
Physicians Are Talking About: You've Got Mail -- and More Is on the Way
Commentary, February 2010

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