Family physicians and their patients should be aware that an outbreak of foodborne illness caused by Salmonella serotype Montevideo that has been linked to certain salami products is responsible for more than 200 reported cases in 42 states and the District of Columbia.
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Salmonellosis Outbreak Spreads to 42 States (American Academy of Family Physicians)
In 2009, primary care and family physicians garnered the attention of the nation as health care reform efforts and the influenza A (H1N1) virus vied for headlines across the country.
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2009: The Year in Review (American Academy of Family Physicians)
If urging from public health authorities wasn’t enough, now the nation’s leading medical associations also are pleading with pregnant women and their physicians to inoculate expectant mothers with the H1N1 vaccine. On Thursday, the American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Family Physicians joined the U.S. Centers for …
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Pregnant women need H1N1 shots (Post-Tribune)
credits: iStockphoto Not one, not two, but eight leading maternal and infant health organizations have issued a joint statement urging pregnant women to get vaccinated for both seasonal flu and the H1N1 (swine) flu. The decision by the March of Dimes , American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists , American Academy of Pediatrics , American Academy of Family Physicians , American College of Nurse-Midwives , Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses ,
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Eight Is Enough: Organizations Urge Pregnant Women To Get H1N1 Vaccine