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Amidst concern by
stakeholders, DOH
vouches for the safety
of dengue vaccine
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The diabetologist as a
diabetes patient
15/10/15
10:16 am
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ing the safety of CYD-TDV (Dengvaxia), the vaccine being administered in the ongoing dengue
vaccination program in public schools in Metro
Manila, Calabarzon and Central Luzon.
Following the start of the program, the WHO
Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immu-
cent.
of the vaccines.
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infections.
vaccinated.
in public healthcare.
disease. Based on the assessment of the National Adverse Event Following Immunization
Adverse events
Since the start of vaccination program
press statement.
surveillance.
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sion is high.
tions of mosquitoes.
in a statement.
MAY 2016 FO R U M 5
ent in the number of policies, directives, technical reports, strategies, and regulatory decisions
designed to reduce antibiotic consumption, in
humans and animals, ensure the prudent use
of these fragile medicines, and protect specific
agents that are critically important for human
medicine.
production.
countries.
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are connected.
communities.
to do so.
MAY 2016 F O R U M 7
portant antimicrobials.
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previous studies.
MAY 2016 P H I L I P P I N E FO C U S 9
cose.
The authors explained that Diabetes SelfManagement Education (DSME) has long been
diabetes.
MAY 2016 P H I L I P P I N E FO C U S 10
of pregnancy.
risk.
BMI.
MAY 2016 P H I L I P P I N E FO C U S 11
MAY 2016 P H I L I P P I N E FO C U S 12
the public.
same period.
emergencies.
MAY 2016 P H I L I P P I N E F O C U S 13
ahead of print]
were employed.
percent).
MAY 2016 P H I L I P P I N E FO C U S 14
self-cognitions.
care needs of the people. Many of these clinics are in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas in remote islands or mountain villages where they serve as the frontline
healthcare providers and often the only lifeline
for many people when they get sick.
Program.
MAY 2016 P H I L I P P I N E FO C U S 15
patients benefited
diology
(telecar-
diology)
consult.
Philippines.
A farmer in Nueva
Ecija
having
tor-to-the-barrio
Expectant mothers in Benguet are now experiencing a more efficient service during their
Impact on communities
MAY 2016 P H I L I P P I N E F O C U S 16
Challenges
cent (n=199) occurred in vaccinated individuals. Of 970 cases with detailed vaccination in-
reasons.
58]
MAY 2016 P H I L I P P I N E F O C U S 17
63]
prosthetic leg.
MAY 2016 P H I L I P P I N E F O C U S 18
authors.
such.
MAY 2016 F E AT U R E 19
at the time at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. She noticed she
was losing weight and had increased frequency
of urination with excessive thirst. It was only dur-
she said.
An unpleasant treatment
At the time, it was not clear whether she had
2 diabetes.
After suffering from constant fatigue in addition to other diabetes symptoms, she was
advised hospital admission. It was during this
MAY 2016 F E AT U R E 20
form of exercise.
At a high cost
his years (2016) anniversary exhibit of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development
symptoms.
already on final 3rd Reading in Senate on May 2016. Hopefully with its successful passage, it will ultimately pave the
way for making the youth the future lifesavers and eventually will give an opportunity for them to cascade it to the community.
To fully jumpstart the awareness of the importance of CPR in line with the much awaited successful passage of the bill, the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) initiated the Mass CPR Nationwide campaign on April 25, 2016, in cooperation with The Expanded Council of PHA on CPR,
Department of Health, Philippine Red Cross, and American Heart Association Asia Pacific Training
providers. The main goal of the activity was to gather target participants (all Filipinos ages 8 to 60
years old) as many as possible to do hands-only CPR on specified CPR sites on all regions of the
Philippines from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on a given time on one specified date.
Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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(HOPE)-3 trial demonstrated that cholesterollowering statin therapy plus two blood pressure
drugs reduced the risk of cardiovascular events
in intermediate-risk patients with average cholesterol and blood pressure levels.
However, the blood pressure treatments
mary prevention.
Moa1600177]
sion.
p=0.005).
of HOPE-3.
overall for the combined therapy group, 40 percent among hypertensive patients, and 20 percent among nonhypertensive patients.
Moa1600175]
J Med 2016;doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1600176]
NEJMe1603504]
They also noted that a higher dose of antihypertensives may have further reduced
more important.
jcmg.2016.02.001]
tionnaires.
limitation.
of Chest Pain
risk patients.
1.00;p=0.05).
XT device, made
by Edwards Life-
sciences,
who
supported
the
PARTNER trials,
is out of date at
pared to newer
generation valve
outcomes.
NEJMe1603473]
interest, he added.
risk assessment.
2016; doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.09.017]
osmapimod, a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitor, does not re-
period.
This trial was an initial assessment of safety and efficacy of losmapimod and involved a
respectively.
syndromE
However, by day 2, the two groups had similar occlusion times (485 s vs 552 s) and lysis
times (1322 s vs 1184 s).
researchers.
ong naps and excessive sleepiness during the day may increase a persons risk
13976)
decrease in risk.
sleepiness.
The results build on earlier findings by Yamadas team that napping longer than an hour
cal AF.
2016;doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1602002]
protocols.
European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Liver
Congress 2016, April 13-17, Barcelona, Spain
percent in 2013.
However, Dr. Tom Hemming Karlsen of the
inhibitor, and grazoprevir (GZV), an NS3/4A protease inhibitor, was more effective and better tolerated than the previously recommended regimen
of sofosbuvir plus pegylated interferon with ribavirin (SOF+PR) in patients infected with hepatitis
C virus (HCV), according to the C-EDGE head-tohead* study presented at the EASLs International
HIV comorbidities.
their blood.
cent counts.
Besides,
combo
treatment
[pegylated
interferon+ribavirin] is still effective in genotypes 2 and 3 patients where cure rate is more
than 80 percent.
mended currently.
6 Infection
European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Liver
Congress 2016, April 13-17, Barcelona, Spain
PS052]
said.
results.
However, Wong cautioned that these results
should not necessarily influence prescribing
decisions.
MAY 2016 M E E T I N G H I G H T L I G H T S 42
nutrition
intervention,
MAY 2016 M E E T I N G H I G H T L I G H T S 43
Study or subgroup
Moore 1986
Weight
Risk ratio
M-H, random
Not estimable
Sagar 1979
0.48
2.3%
Not estimable
Chiarelli 1990
Not estimable
Schroder 1991
Eyer 1993
3.7%
1.00
Beier-Holgersen 1996
4.9%
0.50
Carr 1996
1.3%
0.33
Chuntrasakul 1996
2.7%
Singh 1998
8.2%
1.05
Kompan 1999
1.3%
0.33
Minard 2000
3.0%
0.31
Pupelis 2000
3.2%
0.33
Pupelis 2001
3.1%
0.27
Not estimable
Watters 1997
0.14
Not estimable
Dvorak 2004
1.3%
0.31
Peck 2004
11.0%
0.74
Malhotra 2004
26.5%
0.75
Nguyen 2008
17.5%
1.00
Moses 2009
5.6%
1.03
Chourdakis 2012
4.4%
1.10
100.0%
0.70
Kompan 2004
Total
Risk ratio
M-H, random, 95% CI
0.1
0.2
0.5
Favours early EN
2
5
10
Favours delayed/none
Formula selection
Martindale.
2011;212:385-399, 399.e1]
said Martindale.
safety, he added.
MAY 2016 M E E T I N G H I G H T L I G H T S 44
Figure 2. Use of immune-modulating nutrients in ICUs in Asia Pacic and Middle East
Glutamine
84
Arginine
59
EPA
57
DHA
41
GLA
Others
31
9
Percent of respondents
DHA = docosahexaenoic acid; EPA = eicosapentaenoic acid; GLA = gamma-linolenic acid
Adapted from Sioson M, 2016.
Martindale.
needs.
mended.
ance, respectively.
Almost all respondents used the gastric
equipment.
acid. (Figure 2)
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delivery.
Conclusion
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