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Rx News | December 6, 2013
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National Influenza Vaccination Week 
December 8-14, 2013 
From the CDC:
 
The CDC established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) to highlight the importance of continuing flu vaccination through the holiday season and beyond.  
 
Flu vaccination coverage estimates have shown that vaccination activity drops quickly after November. The CDC and its partners want to remind you that even though the holiday season has arrived, it is not too late to get your flu vaccine.  
 
As long as flu viruses are spreading and causing illness, vaccination can provide
protection against the flu. Even unvaccinated people who have already gotten sick with one flu virus can still benefit from vaccination since the flu vaccine protects against 3 or 4 different flu viruses. 

For the entire release, click here.
 

 

 
News You Can Use
HealthDay.  American Diabetes Association researchers have found that nearly 80% of patients at risk for type II diabetes think they are in good health.  Many of those who are at-risk are overweight or obese (about 70%) and/or sedentary (37%) (Preidt, 12/4)  Full Story

BBC.  In a breakthrough for phobia and anxiety research, experts have found that "a traumatic event could affect the DNA in sperm and alter the brains and behavior of subsequent generations."  This is, in essence, a form of passing memories down between generations. (Gallagher, 12/1)  Full Story

Industry News
Time.  Currently there are 44M people living with dementia worldwide, but that's expected to rise up to 135M by 2050.  This is happening because the world's population is living longer, and researchers say most governments are "woefully unprepared for the dementia epidemic." (Sifferlin, 12/5)   Full Story

Reuters.  Opioids are highly addictive, leading to their regulation in many countries.  A report from the Global Opioid Policy Initiative found that some countries may be over-regulating the drugs, with the unintended consequence of leaving patients experiencing unnecessary pain.  (Kelland, 11/27)   Full Story

Health Policy Matters

Reuters. US health regulators now have greater oversight of bulk pharmaceutical compounding after President Obama has signed The Drug Quality and Security Act.  The law is meant to address quality control issues and also keep fake medications out of the drug supply.  (11/27)   Full Story

  


Fox News.  Providing support to the "hygiene hypothesis" is a new study that found that people who had experienced an episode of multiple sclerosis (MS) were less likely to develop full-fledged MS if they received a TB vaccination.  58% of the vaccinated participants had not developed MS after 5 years, compared to 30% of those who received a placebo.   (Tarkan, 12/5)    Full Story