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Zostavax is now FDA approved for 50 year olds and up-04/22/2011

05/30/2012 thedoctorsreport

The FDA has approved Zostavax for patients 50 and older (http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm248390.htm). Prior to this the vaccine was available for patients 60 and older... Read More

‘Concierge’ doctors’ contracts give patients choice and savings – 3/12/2011

05/30/2012 thedoctorsreport

This is an opinion piece I wrote to the Fort Myers News-Press concerning an article they recently wrote titled, “Patients hit with add-on charges,” by Frank Gluck, The News-Press, Jan. 23.... Read More

Shingles recurs more frequently than we thought… – 03/05/11

05/30/2012 thedoctorsreport

A recent Mayo study indicates that shingles recurs far more than physicians believed in the past. There is a vaccine for shingles approved for age 60 and up.... Read More

Gardisil vaccine to prevent HPV infection works as well for males as females-02/03/2011

05/30/2012 thedoctorsreport

A recent NEJM article shows that Gardisil (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine is currently approved in the US for “both males and females over the age of 9,” but current CDC recommendati... Read More

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Zostavax is now FDA approved for 50 year olds and up-04/22/2011

‘Concierge’ doctors’ contracts give patients choice and savings – 3/12/2011

Shingles recurs more frequently than we thought… – 03/05/11

Gardisil vaccine to prevent HPV infection works as well for males as females-02/03/2011