Tech Refresher: Helping patients prevent cold and fluPharmacy technicians have an important role to play in helping patients prevent cold and flu. Airline pilots often fly sickSurvey shows seasonal flu vaccine is regularly skipped HPV vaccination rates suboptimal Survey shows lack of awareness and cost top barriers. Alberta pharmacists to provide flu shots The last few years have been a time of change for pharmacists in Alberta. Now, some of these changes have been falling into place. Handwashing message sinks in Semi-annual U.S. study of behaviour in public toilets shows highest rates of handwashing Varicella: two-dose primary vaccination schedule now recommended NACI now recommends two doses of varicella vaccine for routine vaccination of Canadian children against chicken pox. Intranasal flu vaccine now available AstraZeneca’s new needle- and preservative-free influenza vaccine hits Canadian market. One Olympic legacy: B.C.’s biggest measles outbreak since 1997 ‘Residual susceptibility’ stands in the way of measles elimination Prenatal flu vaccine benefits mom, baby – and fetus Lower rate of small for gestational age, higher birthweights seen Single-dose drug beats multi-dose treatment for cholera Decreasing susceptibility to ciprofloxacin seen in Vibrio cholerae First Previous 114 115 116 117 118 Next Last