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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Investigation

Author/s: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • CDC is concerned about AFM, a serious condition that causes weakness in the arms or legs.
  • From August 2014 through August 2018, CDC has received information on a total of 362 cases of AFM across the US; most of the cases continue to occur in children.
  • Even with an...
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Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines

Author/s: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Groups Recommended for Vaccination

  • Routine annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged ≥6 months who do not have contraindications.
  • A licensed, age-appropriate influenza vaccine (IIV, RIV4, or LAIV4) should be used. Consult package information for age...
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Cholesterol Management in Primary Care

Patients with existing disease or major risk factors should be prescribed statins unless contraindicated.
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cholesterol statin primary care primary prevention

Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care

Author/s: Lewey, Jennifer, Braun, Stephen, Mather, Arielle, Fischer, MIchael

Screening and treating hypertension can improve the health of patients and the population. Many patients don’t know that they have hypertension, are not on treatment or are not controlled.
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blood pressure hypertension diuretics Adrenergic beta-Antagonists

Smoking Cessation in Primary Care

Author/s: Braun, Stephen, Block, Jason, Fischer, MIchael, Mather, Arielle

Choose a treatment plan that fits the patient.

A comprehensive approach to cessation is more successful than any one mode of therapy. For patients ready to commit to quitting, use both behavioral interventions and pharmacologic therapy. Good evidence suggests that each of the following...

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smoking cessation clinical decision aid

Making Sense of Probiotics and Prebiotics – What We Know, Have Yet to Learn

Author/s: Rosen, Sharon

They are everywhere – foods and supplements containing bacteria that claim to improve your gut health and overall wellness. Can these bacteria improve your digestion, boost your immune system and even combat disease?
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gut health digestive health prebiotics probiotics synbiotics

Patient Education Resources from the CDC

Mission 

"CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate...

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