November 20th, 2008
Recognizing November 20th as the 33rd Great American Smokeout sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the National Community Pharmacists Association House of Delegates has approved a resolution asking its pharmacist members consider refraining from selling tobacco products in their pharmacies. "Community pharmacies are renowned for helping their patients to maintain good health and the use of tobacco products is an unhealthy and potentially deadly habit," said Bruce T.
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November 20th, 2008
The real test of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) agreement announced by the Department of Health today will be whether it delivers improved access to new medicines and creates savings in the NHS that can be spent on patient care, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB).
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November 20th, 2008
Many health care providers are overloaded with information. And more is coming. At The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston (SHIS), research trainees are learning how to address the many issues raised by the explosion in e-information. SHIS recently received a 5-year, $1.3 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to teach six young investigators how to conduct research in health information technology (Health IT).
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November 20th, 2008
Canada's top health researchers will be recognized tonight at the 7th annual Canadian Health Research Awards. These awards are among the Canadian research community's highest honours. The 2008 Health Researcher of the Year for Biomedical and Clinical Research will be awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden of the University of British Columbia. Dr. Hayden will be presented with the prestigious CIHR Michael Smith Prize for his vision and drive to improve treatment for patients. Dr.
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November 20th, 2008
Women are more likely than men to be hospitalized for chest pain for which doctors cannot find a cause, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In 2006, there were 477,000 admissions of women to U.S. community hospitals for unspecified chest pain compared with 379,000 admissions for men. Unspecified chest pain is usually characterized by a feeling of pressure, burning, or numbness.
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November 20th, 2008
AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released a statement following today's reports that former Senator Tom Daschle will be nominated to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services: "President-Elect Obama promised to make health care reform a priority during his campaign and we applaud his decision to follow through by making the Secretary of Health and Human Services one of his first cabinet appointments.
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November 20th, 2008
Although Valley temperatures continue to loom into the mid 80's this week, the flu is right on schedule. Today, the Arizona Department of Health Services confirms the state's first case of influenza, officially kicking off the 2008-2009 flu season. The patient is an infant from Maricopa County who is now recovering at home. "We usually expect to see our first case by Thanksgiving, so this comes as no surprise," said Will Humble, ADHS Deputy Director.
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November 20th, 2008
Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. announced today that Dr. Albina Mikhaylova, Senior Scientist at Quick-Med, presented conclusive evidence at the Symposium on Skin and Wound Care that the Company's patented NIMBUS® antimicrobial technology poses no threat of bacterial resistance.
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November 20th, 2008
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: NBY), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing non-antibiotic, anti-infective compounds for the treatment or prevention of a wide range of bacterial, fungal and viral infections, announced today that it has commenced patient enrollment in a Phase II Exploratory Study of hospitalized patients who are catheterized and have bacteriuria.
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November 20th, 2008
Individuals who were underweight at birth are at increased risk of developing a condition called secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, according to a study appearing in the January 2009 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Because birth history is often overlooked by kidney specialists who take care of adult patients, this risk factor is likely to be under-recognized.
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