News tagged with prescribing
Commercial electronic prescribing systems can reduce medication errors in hospital patients
A study published in this week's PLoS Medicine shows that commercial electronic prescribing systems (commonly known as e-prescribing, in which prescribers use a computer to order medications for their patients through a syst ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Confidence, positive feelings support better medication adherence in hypertensive African-Americans
When it comes to taking prescribed medications for hypertension, a patient's self confidence could be as important as doctor's orders. A new study by researchers at NYU School of Medicine reveals that positive affirmation, ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Black Friday provides bushfire answers
Clearing vegetation close to houses is the best way to reduce impacts of severe bushfires, according to a team of scientists from Australia and the USA who examined house loss after as a result of Black Saturday, when a series ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
One in ten Canadians cannot afford prescription drugs: study
One in ten Canadians cannot afford to take their prescription drugs as directed, according to an analysis by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto.
Jan 16, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Pilbara mistletoe faces sub-regional extinction
A new study from the Department of Environment and Conservation suggests long-term modern fire regimes could pose a threat to WA mistletoes (Loranthaceae sp).
Dec 19, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
UGA study documents lung function declines in firefighters working at prescribed burns
After monitoring firefighters working at prescribed burns in the southeastern U.S., University of Georgia researchers found that lung function decreased with successive days of exposure to smoke and other ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Prescribed stimulant use for ADHD continues to rise steadily
The prescribed use of stimulant medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rose slowly but steadily from 1996 to 2008, according to a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 28, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Emission sources identified in Huon Study
Emissions from domestic wood-fired heaters in southern Tasmania's Huon Valley dwarf emissions from forest regeneration burns, according to a new CSIRO study.
Aug 24, 2011 |
3 / 5 (2) |
1
Maintaining exercise when the cardiac rehab is complete
Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that patients who have completed cardiac rehabilitation and who receive telephone counseling that supports exercise are more likely to adhere to an exercise program. Results ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Aug 23, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Metformin and exercise combination less effective for glucose control
University of Alberta researchers looking at the effects of metformin and exercise in Type 2 diabetes patients found that a combination of these modalities didn't lower glucose control as much as hoped. Surprisingly, study ...
Aug 19, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Herbal remedies escape EU law
Many herbal remedies available over-the-counter in pharmacies and health food shops are still lacking important information needed for safe use, according to University of Leeds researchers.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 09, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Doctors' use of e-prescriptions soars
Fifteen-month-old Mendel Grossbaum squirmed in his mother's arms as Dr. Darren Saks examined his ears and throat, then concluded the checkup with a prescription for vitamins - without ever touching paper.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 10, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Outpatient electronic prescribing systems don't cut out common mistakes
Outpatient electronic prescribing systems don't cut out the common mistakes made in manual systems, suggests research published online in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).
Jun 30, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Thousands of patients prescribed high-risk drugs
Thousands of patients in Scotland who are particularly vulnerable to adverse drug events (ADEs) were prescribed high-risk medications by their GPs which could potentially cause them harm, according to research published in ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 22, 2011 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Article outlines principles for a conservative approach to prescribing medication
A shift toward more conservative medication-prescribing practices would serve patients better, according to a review article published Online First today by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The ar ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 13, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
