http://usahealthcarenews.com Health Care News on the Internet Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:31:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/cdc-guidance-for-emergency-shelters-for-the-2009-2010-flu-season http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/cdc-guidance-for-emergency-shelters-for-the-2009-2010-flu-season#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:27:22 +0000 admin http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/cdc-guidance-for-emergency-shelters-for-the-2009-2010-flu-season This document provides interim guidance specific for U.S.-based emergency shelters used by displaced persons during a natural or man-made disaster during the 2009-2010 influenza (“flu”) season.
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]]> http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/disabilities-and-the-flu/feed 0 http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/information-for-pregnant-women-working-in-education-child-care-and-health-care-settings-concerning-2009-h1n1-influenza-virus http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/information-for-pregnant-women-working-in-education-child-care-and-health-care-settings-concerning-2009-h1n1-influenza-virus#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:02:58 +0000 admin http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/information-for-pregnant-women-working-in-education-child-care-and-health-care-settings-concerning-2009-h1n1-influenza-virus All 2009 H1N1 guidance is interim and subject to review and revision as more is learned about this novel influenza virus. This guidance may be revised in the event that the 2009 H1N1 pandemic increases in severity compared with the situation in spring/summer 2009.
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]]> http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/fda-commissioner-addresses-nation%e2%80%99s-doctors-on-h1n1-vaccine/feed 0 http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/interim-guidance-considerations-regarding-2009-h1n1-influenza-in-intrapartum-and-postpartum-hospital-settings http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/interim-guidance-considerations-regarding-2009-h1n1-influenza-in-intrapartum-and-postpartum-hospital-settings#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:02:58 +0000 admin http://usahealthcarenews.com/flu-updates/interim-guidance-considerations-regarding-2009-h1n1-influenza-in-intrapartum-and-postpartum-hospital-settings This interim guidance has been updated to replace previously posted guidance entitled “Considerations Regarding Novel H1N1 Flu Virus in Obstetric Settings”, dated July 6, 2009. This document clarifies clinical considerations related to management of suspected or confirmed maternal infection with 2009 H1N1 influenza virus infection within labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn care settings in hospitals. A cautious approach to the management of ill mothers and their newborns is still recommended, but several options are provided based on hospital configuration, staffing, and surge capacity.
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