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Asian Pneumonia Prevention Organization Calls For Required Pneumonia Vaccine In India
The Asian Strategic Alliance for Pneumococcal Disease Prevention (ASAP) is calling for the pneumonia vaccine to become an official part of India"s required list of immunizations, the Times of India reports. According to the newspaper, Nithin Shah, chairman of ASAP India chapter, said there is an "immediate need to take steps to control and prevent pneumonia morbidity and mortality," which is the leading cause of death among children younger than age five in India, according to international child health experts (7/26).
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96-Week MERIT ES Analysis Shows Efficacy Of Pfizer's HIV/AIDS Treatment Celsentri/Selzentry (Maraviroc) In Treatment-Naç¯ve HIV Patients
At 96-week follow up, data from the MERIT ES analysis show that treatment-naç¯ve HIV patients taking Celsentri/Selzentry (maraviroc), in combination with Combivir® (zidovudine/lamivudine) experienced comparable virologic suppression to undetectable levels and significantly greater increases in CD4 T-cell count through 96-weeks, compared to patients taking efavirenz in combination with zidovudine/ lamivudine. The data also show the favorable tolerability of Celsentri/Selzentry, which was associated with fewer discontinuations due to adverse events.1
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Focus On Patient Safety In Ambulatory Care System: UCSF Team
Health care experts at the University of California, San Francisco highlight in a new report the hidden risks and complexities that compromise patient safety for ambulatory patients with chronic disease.
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WMA Urges Medical Neutrality In Times Of Conflict

The provision of medical care and the evacuation of the trapped and wounded during times of armed conflict have been reiterated by the World Medical Association. At its Council meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, today the WMA highlighted the conflicts in Gaza, Sri Lanka, Dafur and the Congo which it said had led to loss of life and the impairment of living conditions. "International standards of medical neutrality must be upheld throughout such conflicts", said a WMA resolution. The meeting reaffirmed the obligation incumbent on all parties in conflict situations to abide by the rules of international medical ethics as well as the provisions of international humanitarian law as expressed in the Geneva Conventions. It also called on all parties to refrain from targeting medical personnel and medical facilities. The WMA resolution reaffirmed its existing policy on "Regulations in Time of Armed Conflict" and the obligations of physicians included in it. It also reiterated its commitment to the maintenance of health as a universal right and that this was not conditional on peaceful existence. Dr. Edward Hill, chair of the WMA, said: "Governments, armed forces and others in positions of power should comply with the Geneva Conventions to ensure that physicians and other health care professionals can provide care to everyone in need in situations of armed conflict. Physicians must be granted access to patients, medical facilities and equipment and the protection needed to carry out their professional activities freely. "In today"s world it is more important than ever that physicians recognise their ethical responsibilities in times of armed conflict. They are often faced with enormously difficult situations and I hope that these guidelines will help them abide by the highest ethical standards of the medical profession". The World Medical Association


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