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November 8, 2004

The following new/updated information was posted to the NGC Web site the week of November 8, 2004.

American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

Parameters for evaluation and treatment of patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial anomalies.


American Gastroenterological Association

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: diagnosis and treatment of hemorrhoids.


American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Practice parameters for ambulatory anorectal surgery. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Practice parameters for the treatment of patients with dominantly inherited colorectal cancer (familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer).


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(1) Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). (2) Interim influenza vaccination recommendations — 2004–05 influenza season. (3) Influenza antiviral medications: 2004-05 interim chemoprophylaxis and treatment guidelines. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.


Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Adult low back pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Breast cancer treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.


International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society

Evidence-based guidelines for the management of Lyme disease.


National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, Inc.

National pesticide practice skills guidelines for medical & nursing practice.


National Society of Genetic Counselors

Genetic cancer risk assessment and counseling: recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.


Society of Critical Care Medicine

Critical care delivery in the intensive care unit: defining clinical roles and the best practice model.


Task Force on Community Preventive Services

Therapeutic foster care for the prevention of violence: a report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services.


University of Michigan Health System

Adult preventive health care: cancer screening.

Adult preventive health care: immunizations.

Depression. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.



Newly Submitted
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published recommendations on newborn screening for cystic fibrosis.

Two new titles have been released from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE):
Practice Guideline Initiative (PGI) has recently published: The role of taxanes in first-line therapy of advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

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