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13 Feb 2019 - Medical News from Public Health England PHE issues guidance on vaccine supply under Falsified Medicines Directive
On 9 February, legal obligations on the UK to prevent the entry of falsified medicinal products into the supply chain came into force.
15 Feb 2019 - UK Medical News New NICE guideline on the management of acute cough
The new recommendations aim to limit antibiotic prescribing in patients with acute cough associated with upper respiratory tract infection or bronchitis.
15 Feb 2019 - UK Medical News Illegal diversion of diazepam down 73% following MHRA crackdown
Eight pharmacists have been suspended in connection with the diversion of benzodiazepines onto the illegal market.

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15 Feb 2019 - Clinical Summaries from JAMA Psychiatry Aripiprazole not tied to psychiatric worsening in patients with previous antipsychotic exposure
Population-based cohort study used data from the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink.
15 Feb 2019 - UK Medical News Low fruit and vegetable intake linked to poor mental health across adolescence
A British multi-ethnic DASH longitudinal study.
15 Feb 2019 - UK Medical News Cannabis use in adolescence tied to depression risk in young adulthood
Cannabis is the world’s most widely used illicit drug.
15 Feb 2019 - Clinical Summaries from Pediatr Pulmonol Lower maternal vitamin D and E intakes during pregnancy associated with risk for childhood asthma
Results from a cohort study.
15 Feb 2019 - Oncology Clinical Digest from JAMA Low-risk PCa: active surveillance triples during 2010-2015
High-risk patients see an increase in RP rate.
15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from FDA FDA approves triclabendazole for fascioliasis
Rare tropical disease found in more than 70 countries.
15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep CDC: influenza vaccine efficacy at 47% in adults, 61% in kids
Influenza activity remains elevated; vaccination recommended.
15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from J Am Acad Dermatol Psoriasis: AAD-NPF guidelines focus on comorbidities
American Academy of Dermatology, National Psoriasis Foundation issue joint recommendations.
15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Cardiol Poor statin adherence leads to increased mortality risk in ASCVD
Specific groups are less likely to adhere to their statins.
15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from BMJ More enterovirus infections in early childhood bumps celiac disease risk
Adenoviruses do not show this association.
15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Neurol Stroke: ABCB1 polymorphism reduces benefit of adding clopidogrel to aspirin
Prespecified substudy of CHANCE trial shows a pair of ABCB1 variants influence risk-benefit ratio.
15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from J Am Coll Cardiol In women without obstructive CAD, coronary reactivity predicts adverse outcomes: WISE
Over nearly a decade of follow-up, impaired microvascular function is prognostic.
15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from J Viral Hepat HBV: comorbid DM tied to higher odds of HCC, death
An 11-year population-based propensity-matched analysis.
15 Feb 2019 - International Clinical Digest from Syst Rev PCOS: meta-analysis finds exercise beneficial
Metabolic, anthropometric, and cardiorespiratory fitness-related outcomes improved.

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