If You're Anti-Vaccination - Then Risk Deafness, Blindness, Brain Damage or Seizures

How quickly we forget.

According to this Susan Reimer Baltimore Sun article, Vaccine refusal -- you call this cautious?:

"Childhood immunizations are victims of their own success"

Consider erring on the side of caution.

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Hangover Cure - Caffeine and Anti-Inflammatories

This just in.

Treat your hangover with caffeine and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, says this MSNBC news article, And the definitive hangover cure is ... plain old coffee and aspirin, actually.

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Preventive Anti-HIV Drug Use - Cautious Prescribing

The CDC just published, Interim Guidance: Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Men Who Have Sex with Men.

In a nutshell:

The report provides interim guidance to health-care providers based on the reported results of the trial, which indicated that tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) plus emtricitabine (FTC) taken orally once a day as preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is safe and partially effective in reducing HIV acquisition among MSM when provided with regular monitoring of HIV status and ongoing risk-reduction and PrEP medication adherence counseling.

You might also be interested in:
The CDC on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

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FDA - 21 CFR 820 - Mobile Optimized

Need a quick way to reference the FDA's 21 CFR 820 (Medical Device regulations)?

Then checkout this mobile optimized collection of these regs, in one of two ways:

1. Go to this link:  http://breadcrumb.googleusercontent.com/view?id=ag5nbGFiczIwLXBhdmxvdnIOCxIFU3RvcnkYlZm7AQw
2. Follow the QR code, in this post.

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Icky Flu Spewers

Duh! I take a subway (MuniSF) and ride a rapid transit system (BART) to work everyday. This winter has been horrendous. I've even had to carry my own face masks.

They're spewing everywhere. What happened to manners?!

MSNBC new article, 2 in 3 Americans are icky flu spewers - As flu season kicks into high gear, survey shows we've all been 'that guy'

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