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World Sickle Cell Awareness Day Aims to Educate and Unite

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlighted World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19, 2011 as a chance to spread awareness and understanding of sickle cell disease (SCD), also referred to as sickle cell anemia (SCA). One focus was how the disease affects the lives of individuals and families throughout the world.
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Chrysler Group LLC Recalls Vehicles for Missing or Inaccurately Installed Steering Column Pivot Rivet

Chrysler Group LLC is recalling approximately 11,351 vehicles due to a steering column pivot rivet that may be missing or improperly installed. According to safercar.org, this vehicle defect jeopardizes the capability of the steering column to support occupant loads during a frontal impact accident, which lowers the effectiveness of the frontal impact safety system. Consequently, occupants
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FDA Warns of Potential Heightened Risk of Blood Clots from Yaz, Yasmin & Other Birth Control Use

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the publication of two studies which examined the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots, in women who use birth control pills containing drospirenone. According to the FDA safety alert, birth control brand names of products containing drospirenone include Yaz (generics: Gianvi and Loryna), Yasmin (generics:
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Study Examines Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality in Relation to High-Risk Surgery

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a study in an article about trends in hospital volume and operative mortality for high-risk surgery. In the study, data from Medicare claims made nation-wide were used to assess patterns in high-volume hospitals which surgically treat cancer and cardiovascular disease. The study also evaluated concurrent trends in operative mortality
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