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Editorial
The effects of the swine flu pandemic have, so far, been less severe than many had feared, raising the question as to whether this infection has in fact reached pandemic proportions. But when is the right time to declare a pandemic? The WHO have recently revised their own criteria, but predicting how much harm a virus strain will cause is notoriously difficult and often controversial. In his editorial, Peter Gross examines the impact of influenza over the last century, and discusses whether refining the pandemic criteria put forward by the WHO might reduce the risk of a false alarm.
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Drug safety alerts
- MHRA issues drug safety alert on the potential risk of multiple meningiomas associated with high-dose cyproterone acetate.
(07 October 2009) - FDA issues drug safety alert on the increased risk of lymphoma and other malignancies in children and adolescents, and the risks of leukaemia and new onset psoriasis, associated with TNF blockers.
(04 August 2009) - MHRA issues drug safety alert on the risk of pure red cell aplasia associated with mycophenolate mofetil.
(July 2009)
Consultancy reviews
Palliative care
Our latest review synthesises the evidence for key elements of palliative care: symptom control; communication and transition management and provides practical toolkits.
Smoking cessation
We present a new review on an evidence-based approach to Smoking cessation.
Managing HIV infection
View our systematic reviews on the challenges of managing HIV/AIDS in resource-poor settings.
November 7, 2009
News Feeds & Email Alerts
Clinical Evidence Userguide
Swine flu patient leaflet now free online
Articles and Research section
NEW VIDEO now online
Evidence-based Databases in Medicine
Charles Young, Editor of Clinical Evidence discusses evidence-based information in medicine