GLG News by Infectious Disease Pediatricians

-Wyeth has submitted its new and improved pneumococcal vaccine for European approval.  Although the current product (Wyeth's Prevnar) works well, the newer version would cover more serotypes of strep pneumo. -Since the original product is Wyeth's, they've been down this road before and know what...

Pediatric well-child visits for infants and young children are one of the less-exciting parts of the job and may be a good fit for group visits. As children get older, their growth, development and interests diverge and may be less appropriate for groups

This vaccine marks an improvement on the currently available pneumococcal vaccine for infants and children, which covers seven pneumococcal serotypes. Some of the additional serotypes have been increasing in prevalence since the seven types in the current vaccine have decreased, and it is logical to...

While retrospective studies can provide suggestive links, only prospective, controlled studies can hope to both show causative effects as well as point out other confounding variables. However, this study is troubling, especially in view of valproic acid's use grows beyond epilepsy, as a mood stabilizing...

While it sounds more efficient, group "meetings" and discussions tend to degenerate and veer away from useful interaction Never mind the HIPAA ramifications.

Everyone who expects Gardasil to be approved for general use in males may be very surprised.  Yes, Gardasil prevents HPV in males, but the cost/benefit ratio is completely off compared to women.  The cost is MUCH higher per case of invasive HPV prevented and the benefit is much lower for penile...

So let me get this straight: In the US, doctors and hospitals are vetted endlessly, recertified yearly, and made to meet some stringent standards before Wellcare will admit them to its network. But in the interest of saving a few bucks, they will "allow" members to go elsewhere, where they are unable...

-Gardasil has been shown effective in men to prevent infection with high-risk HPV subtypes.  This is great news for some men. -Gardasil when given to all women (now currently in roll-out) will interrupt heterosexual HPV transmission.  Sexually active gay/bisexual males will benefit...

The new HPV vaccine which has been so successful in preventing HPV disease in females has now proven to be successful in preventing genital warts and penile cancer in  males. The quadravalent vaccine which cover 90% of currently circulating human HPV strains, has proven to be approximately 90%...

Gardasil has been shown to be effective in preventing the long-term complications of HPV infection, including cervical and vulvar cancer and genital warts, in females. New evidence now is available that it also prevents warts, and presumably the very rare penile carcinoma in males.