After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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Lower-income youth with kidney disease, even when prescribed growth hormone, are less likely to grow to a normal height, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Susan Furth, a researcher at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and lead author of the ...
The powerful and distinctive scent of peppermint may evoke pleasant childhood memories of candy canes and peppermint candy balls in some of us. But there's more to peppermint than candy. Though used more than any other herb to create ...
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U.S. health officials announced new guidance limits for antibiotics used for children due to the high amount of inappropriate uses of the drug. The report, Principles of Judicious Antibiotic Prescribing for Bacterial Upper Respiratory ...
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Lavender essential oils have been used in European hospitals, mainly France, for treating burns. But that is not the only application of lavender that has proven itself. Insomnia and anxiety relief are the most common uses aside from burns. ...
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Almost 4-in-10 U.S. adults did not see a doctor when sick or failed to fill prescriptions due to cost, compared to 5 percent in other nations, researchers say. An 11-country survey by The Commonwealth Fund also found about 2-of-5 U.S. ...
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Almost 80 percent of U.S. Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older don't know the last day for open enrollment to make changes in their insurance plan is Dec. 7. Medicare beneficiaries have from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 to make changes in their ...
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NxStage Medical, a manufacturer of dialysis products, is introducing three new products at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Annual Kidney Week 2013 meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, 5 November through 10 November 2013. The new ...
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Duane Reade, New York City's largest drugstore chain, has announced a three week, omni-channel social media marketing campaign to raise awareness of Duane Reade™ brand hosiery products—produced by Doris International. The ...
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Managed Health Care Associates (MHA) and CoverMyMeds have joined hands to provide a co-branded solution to MHA's pharmacy members for facilitating a more efficient process for completing and submitting drug prior authorizations (PA). ...
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The government and NHS will invest £1bn in technology over the next three years in a bid to improve patient care and ease pressure on A&E departments, health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today. The move is part of ongoing efforts ...
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Pharmacy automation equipment manufacturer RxMedic has introduced its new robotic dispensing machine, dubbed as RM64, designed to fill five prescriptions per minute, representing up to 300 prescriptions an hour. Fitted with unique photo ...
Careington International Corporation has signed an agreement with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to offer a no-cost discount prescription card. Offered through MetLife's US Sponsored Direct business channel, the card allows members ...
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The attorneys general of several states are turning up the heat on Google, concerned that the search engine giant makes it easier for criminals to sell illegal drugs online, engage in human trafficking and peddle pirated intellectual ...
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Canada-based privately owned company, Amjay Software Solutions has launched a new mobile pharmacy application for ordering prescriptions directly to their local pharmacy. Integrated to the pharmacy operating software system at any store, ...