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Developing a model of integrated health care is essential as the U.S. population ages, and mental health care providers can make unique and critical contributions to this paradigm, according to a
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists' (ASHP) longstanding commitment to providing reliable drug information for pharmacists and other health professionals continues with the release o
ASHP is supporting HRSA's efforts to expand patient access to clinical pharmacy services and improve health outcomes in 340B and safety net hospitals. ASHP was host to a multidisciplinary
Cancer researchers at the University of Minnesota and North Carolina State University have found that humans and dogs share more than friendship and companionship - they also share the same geneti
NCCMERP's recently released recommendations for decreasing medication errors associated with non-standardized suffixes used in drug names feature input from ASHP. ASHP offered input and s
No more vexing problem in education exists today than the achievement gap in this country. The difference between the extremes has rightfully attracted national attention, and one of the most popu
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is encouraged by legislation introduced by Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio). The Pharmacy Technician Training and Registration Act of 2008 c
Sedentary people who regularly complain of fatigue can increase their energy levels by 20 percent and decrease their fatigue by 65 percent by engaging in regular, low intensity exercise, according
Statistics show that since a smoking ban took effect in France a year ago, admissions of patients with myocardial infarction dropped 15 percent at emergency wards. French health authoriti
In another sign of the promise that biofuels hold for the future, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced four projects that will significantly move forward research and development of advan
A panel of immunization experts voted to expand the recommended ages for annual influenza vaccination of children to include all children from 6 months through 18 years of age. The previous recomm
The conditional approval granted by Department of Justice for the acquisition of Sierra Health Services will do nothing to block UnitedHealth Group from gaining a stranglehold on the Las Vegas co
The American Medical Association applauds members of the U.S. Senate for their work to determine the potential links between the environment and breast cancer through the Breast Cancer and Enviro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) for short-term use in children ages 1-11 years for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The agenc
The UPMC Cancer Centers recently was awarded the National Chairman's Citation for Excellence in Community Service from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The organization was nominated by the Pit
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK's largest medical defence organisation, is warning GP members to ensure they take particular care when treating patients with dog bite injuries. The MDU has
The Department of Health published its formal response to Sir John Tooke's independent review of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC). The former Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, an
Smoking by a non-biological parent is as influential as smoking by biological parents in determining whether their teenager smokes, reveal the results of a Cancer Research UK study published in th
Less than one in five people can name the three cancers screened for by the NHS screening programme - new figures re
Women from around the UK, including model Nell McAndrew, stripped bare to launch Cancer Research UK's Race for Life 2008 in chilly London. United by their individual cancer experiences, the women
Cancer Research UK scientists at Newcastle University are starting the first UK trial of a new drug which targets the 'Achilles' heel' in hereditary forms of both breast and ovarian cancer.
Tamzin Outhwaite has lent her support to the Make Today Count campaign for Cancer Research UK. The campaign will run on 2008's extra day, 29th February. It asks for people to do whatever they can
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego, working with collaborators at the University of Helsinki in Finland and two other European institutions, have elucidated the mechanism of a p
The British Dental Association (BDA) applauds the High Court's decision to rule against primary care trusts imposing an unfair termination clause in a dental contract, following Eddie Crouch's leg
Fox Chase Cancer Center has announced the first four awards in an innovative new research program designed to bring the power of team-based science to bear on some of the most significant questio
A brief report in the February 28, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine, led by researchers at the New England Newborn Screening Program (NENSP) of the University of Massachusetts Medical
The country's oldest existing motorsport club is giving a boost to the drive to encourage more people to become potential lifesavers by joining the NHS Organ Donor Register. The 1,800-mem
David Jones, MP for Clwyd West and Shadow Minister for Wales, challenged Welsh Secretary, Paul Murphy, over difficulties experienced by Welsh patients suffering from muscle disease in obtaining tr
GE Healthcare IT announced that many of its Centricity(R) solutions, including Centricity Health Information Exchange (HIE) Services, passed important integration profiles established by Integrati
Children who under-achieve at school may just have poor working memory rather than low intelligence according to researchers who have produced the world's first tool to assess memory capacity in t