White House defends contraception rules as criticisms mount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities, hospitals and other church-affiliated employers to implement a new policy that requires health insurers to offer birth control coverage, a top adviser to the president's re-election campaign said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Message:/i/b Register forba href=http://www.medmatcha.com target =_selfMedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network/a/b, and receive $5 free advertising./p/div
FDA Expands Use of Raltegravir (Isentress) to Treat HIV Infection in Children and Adolescents
ldquo;Isentress (raltegravir) was approved [on December 21, 2011] by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use with other antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV-1 infection for children and adolescents ages 2-18. ...
ldquo;Isentress is a pill that can be taken twice daily, with or without food. The pill is also available in a chewable form. Because the two tablet formulations are not interchangeable, the chewable form is only approved for use in children ages 2 to 11.
ldquo;A single, multi-center clinical trial of 96 children and adolescents ages 2-18 years with HIV-1 infection evaluated the safety and effectiveness of Isentress. These patients previously received treatment for HIV-1 infection. After 24 weeks of treatment with Isentress, 53 percent of these patients had an ...
