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Clinical pharmacists can reduce drug costs

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created Dec 23, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical pharmacy services can significantly reduce the cost of prescription drugs and save money elsewhere in the health care system, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.





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I quit, we quit -- what works better for smokers?

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created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study from the University of Bath has found that smokers are twice as likely to kick the habit if they use a support group rather than trying to give up alone.


Lawsuit: Doctors reckless with drugs

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created Jul 29, 2007 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Doctors over-prescribed drugs at the California hospital that is home to the renowned Betty Ford Center for addiction, a pharmacist's lawsuit alleges.


Tech-check-tech

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created Jan 04, 2007 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Regulation set to take effect tomorrow, Jan. 5, 2007, is designed to reduce medication errors in California hospitals and free pharmacists for greater involvement in direct patient care rather than in non-discretionary (clerical) ...


Physical abuse raises women's health costs over 40 percent

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created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women experiencing physical abuse from intimate partners spent 42 percent more on health care per year than non-abused women, according to a long-term study of more than 3,000 women.


DNA research taking guesswork out of finding the 'therapeutic window'

DNA research taking guesswork out of finding the 'therapeutic window'

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 23, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

It's only spit, but what's inside your saliva may help solve a dosing dilemma facing doctors and patients. By using DNA to customize prescriptions, researchers at Temple University's School of Pharmacy are ...


Study addresses impact of Medicare Part D on medical spending

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

After enrolling in Medicare Part D, seniors who previously had limited or no drug coverage spent more on prescriptions and less on other medical care services such as hospitalizations and visits to the doctor's office, according ...


WLAN leads the way

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 05, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wireless radio networks not only provide convenient access to the Internet; they also help pedestrians to reliably navigate through narrow city streets or buildings. Fraunhofer researchers and partners are currently demonstrating ...


Home blood pressure monitoring plus Web-based pharmacy care helps improve blood pressure control

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created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Patients with hypertension who monitored their blood pressure from home and received Web-based pharmacist care showed greater improvement in blood pressure control than patients who received usual care, according to a study ...


Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Postal services get exclusive '.post' address

Technology / Internet

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Global postal services will soon have their own address on the Internet, after the web's authority for assigning domain names ICANN, said on Friday that it had approved the new address dot post (.post).


Women who suffered child abuse spend more on health care

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created Feb 19, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Middle-aged women who suffered physical or sexual abuse as children spend up to one-third more than average in health-care costs, according to a long-term study of more than 3,000 women. Even decades after the abuse ended, ...



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