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(AP)—At the main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, dozens of people are working day and night to bring a meningitis outbreak under control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cdc-scientists-halt-deadly-outbreak.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:11:03 EST news269435455 A deadly meningitis outbreak in the United States blamed on a tainted drug has triggered outrage and calls for tighter regulation of the loosely controlled pharmaceutical compounding industry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-oversight-tainted-drug-outbreak.html Medications Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:08:47 EST news269194120 (AP)—A Massachusetts company run by the same executives who operated a specialty pharmacy linked to a fatal meningitis outbreak has agreed to temporarily shut down for inspection by state and federal regulators. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-2nd-firm-temporary-shutdown-outbreak.html Medications Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:05:26 EST news269107520 (AP)—Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says the specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak may have misled regulators and done work beyond the scope of its state license. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-mass-gov-drug-firm-misled.html Medications Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:53:06 EST news269103180 (AP)—The number of people sickened by a deadly meningitis outbreak has now reached 119 cases, including 11 deaths. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-meningitis-outbreak-toll-cases-deaths.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:41:20 EST news269012237 (AP)—Health officials say the number of people sickened by a deadly meningitis outbreak has now reached 105 cases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-steroid-related-meningitis-cases_1.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:47:47 EST news268930059 (AP)—Health officials say they have now confirmed more than 90 cases of a rare fungal meningitis that has been linked to a steroid commonly used to ease back pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cdc-people-ill-meningitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:11:29 EST news268848684 (AP)—Health officials say the death toll in a rare fungal meningitis outbreak across several states has risen to seven. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cdc-meningitis-outbreak-death-toll.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:41:53 EST news268760507 (AP)—As the tally from a deadly meningitis outbreak rose Friday, health officials identified the medical clinics across the country that received steroid shots for back pain now linked to the illnesses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-steroid-related-meningitis-cases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:05:31 EST news268668294 Vaccinations for flu, tetanus and other common vaccines are increasingly taking place in non-medical settings such as supermarkets and drug stores. This added responsibility for pharmacists increases the risk of needlestick injuries (NSIs), puncture wounds often suffered while preparing or after use of a needle. NSIs can transmit bloodborne pathogens, including hepatitis C and HIV, from an infected patient to the person administering the vaccine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-incidence-needlestick-injuries-staff-national.html Health Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:07:36 EST news268654051 U.S. health officials ramped up warnings Thursday about a specialty pharmacy linked to a widening outbreak of a rare kind of meningitis, urging doctors and hospitals not to use any products from the company. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-fda-drugs-company-tied-meningitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:39:05 EST news268583935 (AP)—A fifth person has died in a growing outbreak of a rare form of meningitis that has sickened more than two dozen people in five U.S. states. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-rare-meningitis-cases-states-die.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:54:03 EST news268502032 The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public that most Internet pharmacies are fraudulent, selling drugs that likely are counterfeit and could harm or even kill people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-fda-online-pharmacies.html Medications Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:54:11 EST news268037642 Bangladeshi doctors Wednesday asked the government to halt permits for Viagra to be mass produced for the domestic market, fearing it could lead to the anti-impotence drug becoming available over the counter. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-bangladesh-doctors-urge-viagra-production.html Medications Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:02:46 EST news267876161 (Medical Xpress)—A published study conducted by researchers at West Virginia University has found that doctor and pharmacy shoppers are at a greater risk for drug-related death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-doctor-pharmacy-linked-prescription-drug.html Medications Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:50:03 EST news266226209 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at The University of Queensland's School of Pharmacy are making medication use safer by incorporating pharmacists into general practice medical centres. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-role-pharmacistssafer-medication.html Medications Tue, 04 Sep 2012 06:17:57 EST news265958269 Community pharmacies with specially trained staff to provide HIV services can help HIV-infected individuals be more compliant with their essential antiviral drug regimens and hence improve patient outcomes. Users of HIV-specialized Walgreen pharmacies across the U.S. had significantly greater adherence to and persistence with their therapeutic drug regimens according to a study published in AIDS Patient Care and STDs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-specialized-hiv-pharmacies-treatment.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:34:47 EST news264159280 Up to eight percent of malaria drugs approved by the World Health Organization or other regulators do not contain the right dose and may fuel resistance, researchers said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-who-approved-malaria-drugs-fall-short.html Medications Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:20:53 EST news261159648 Beth Meyerson, co-chair of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indiana University, said expanding HIV testing is critical. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-iu-expert-current-hiv-approach.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:26:25 EST news260083571 Greece's highly uncertain future has forced businesses into a quasi hand-to-mouth existence, with one of the most alarming effects a shortage of medicines, including for the seriously ill. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-greek-crisis-medicine-shortages.html Medications Wed, 06 Jun 2012 07:42:47 EST news258187362 At the pharmacy, you can buy anything from tea kettles to Tylenol. But what if you could buy a rapid HIV test over the counter and test yourself in the privacy of your own home? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-ready-home-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 21 May 2012 08:37:41 EST news256808204 (AP) -- Doctors increasingly are ditching the prescription pad: More than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic, according to the latest count. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-doctors-ditching-prescription-pad.html Health Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:47 EST news256448307 Overcoming a learning disability to become a physician will actually help in being compassionate toward patients, writes a medical student of his struggle with a severe reading disability in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-disability-physician-in-training-doctor.html Health Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:02 EST news255605444 (AP) -- Federal health officials confirmed 33 cases of a rare fungal eye infection across seven states on Thursday, stemming from products mixed in a Florida pharmacy that also mixed supplements that killed 21 elite polo horses in 2009. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-cdc-links-eye-infections-fla.html Medications Thu, 03 May 2012 16:10:01 EST news255279635 (HealthDay) -- While most pharmacies report having emergency contraception (EC) in stock, misinformation regarding what age women can take it without a prescription is common, according to a study published online March 26 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-emergency-contraception-access-common.html Health Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:46:22 EST news251999171 Illegal online pharmacies are using social media to attract young customers and sell them illicit drugs and medicines, a UN agency warned Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-social-media-illegal-drugs-youth.html Medications Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:29:37 EST news249661765 (AP) -- Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source - a vending machine at the campus health center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-pa-college-machine-morning-after-pill.html Health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:57 EST news247842034 The number of oxycodone pills sold by Florida doctors dropped dramatically in 2011, following a series of high-profile arrests and a legislative crackdown on the storefront "pill mills" that made South Florida the hub of a nationwide black market in prescription painkillers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-sales-oxycodone-doctors-fall-florida.html Medications Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:20:01 EST news247399795 (AP) -- A federal judge is considering whether Washington state can require pharmacies to stock and sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, even in the face of religious objections by druggists who believe they destroy human life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-fed-pharmacies.html Medications Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:10:07 EST news247378184 (Medical Xpress) -- A new pharmaceutical program that many Britons might find literally hard to swallow, has been announced. Pharmacy chain Lloydspharmacy has partnered with American technology firm Proteus Biomedical to bring to the British public a product called Helius; a tiny microchip that is swallowed in pill form and whose purpose is to help remind patients to take their medications on time and to offer bio-feedback such as body temperature, heart rate and even sleeping patterns. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-british-pharmacy-chain-roll-out-smart.html Medications Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:24:00 EST news246104595