Podcast 12: News and interview with Dr. Anne Schuchat, Director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

This week’s podcast includes an interview with Anne Schuchat about U.S. childhood immunization rates, along with the usual news roundup. Journal Watch links Physical Activity May Boost Cognitive Function in Older Adults Vytorin (Simvastatin + Ezetimibe) Shows Little Benefit for Aortic Stenosis New Questions and a Few Answers on Vytorin and Cancer Risks Vytorin: Navigating Uncharted Waters Omega-3s Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients, Rosuvastatin Does Not Exercise and cognitive impairment http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/903/3 http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/300/9/1027 http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/300/9/1077 Vytorin’s risks and efficacy http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0804602 http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMsa0806603 http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/NEJMe0807200v1 http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/902/1 http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/902/2 http://cardiology.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/902/2 Omega-3 versus rosuvastatin in heart failure http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608612398/abstract http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608612404/abstract http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2008/903/1 Dr. Anne Schuchat interview links http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5735a1.htm The post Podcast 12: News and interview with Dr. Anne Schuchat, Director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases first appeared on Clinical Conversations.