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Indian Authorities Asked To Stop Licensing Artemisinin-Only Malaria Drugs
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) asked state drug licensing authorities to avoid authorizing new licenses for single drug formulations of artemisinin and withdraw existing licences for these types of drugs by the end of this month, livemint.com reports. To prevent drug resistance, the WHO has advised against the use of drugs that only contain artemisinin to treat malaria and recommends using artemsinin in combination with other drugs. "India"s drug advisory body, the drug consultative committee, had in December approved the phasing out of the [artemisinin only] drug[s] from the market," livemint.com writes.
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Swine Influenza Daily Update: 14 July 2009, Wales
The NPHS influenza surveillance scheme, which records reports of diagnoses of flufrom more than 300 GP practices across Wales, shows low but increasing levels of influenza activity in all parts of Wales.
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Comparative Effectiveness Research Recommendations

Statement by APTA President R. Scott Ward, PT, PhD On Tuesday, June 30, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research released their recommendations on comparative effectiveness research priorities that should be funded by the $1.1 billion made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). I am pleased to report that many of the priorities outlined by IOM and the council include research that will draw conclusions about physical therapy intervention as compared with pharmaceutical and medical management. The IOM has recommended that comparative effectiveness research evaluate the effectiveness of prevention methods (exercise and balance) vs clinical treatments for falls risk; treatment strategies for low back pain; school based interventions, including physical education, on childhood obesity; long term effectiveness of weight bearing exercise and bisphosphonates on osteoporosis; treatment strategies, including physical therapy, on cervical disc and neck pain; and various quality improvement strategies on rehabilitation services for diverse populations. The council"s report cites the need for studies to "investigate the comparative effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions to restore or maintain functioning or minimize its loss," including physical therapy interventions. APTA is carefully reviewing the reports and will provide members in the coming days with a detailed summary of the recommendations. We expect to find that APTA"s priorities , which were outlined to the council in April, have been considered in the council"s report to Congress. As we stated to the council earlier this year, "Comparative effectiveness research will contribute to a high quality health care delivery system and improve the health of the nation." It is our hope that the funds provided in ARRA will go toward research that results in optimal care to those patients we serve. APTA


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