When pharmacies, doctors' offices and homes were destroyed by the tornado in Joplin, Mo., so were the medication records of many patients. Pharmacists who helped out report that many people could not recall the names of their ...
Jun 27, 2011
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Pain is the body's way of alerting the brain to injury and disease. Without a robust pain response, physical trauma could go unnoticed and untreated. Some people, however, experience chronic pain that lasts long after an ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Pharmacies must fill prescriptions for medications that could potentially end a pregnancy, the Biden administration said Wednesday.
Jul 14, 2022
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(HealthDay)—More than half of Americans regularly take about four prescription medications, increasing the likelihood that mistakes could occur, according to Consumer Reports.
Nov 1, 2017
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Weight-loss medications and surgical procedures show promise for reducing the long-term effects of high blood pressure (also called hypertension) in people who are overweight or have obesity, according to a new American ...
Sep 20, 2021
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The cost of medications through Medicare's subsidized prescription drug program varies from region to region across the United States largely due to the use of more expensive brand-name drugs and not because of the amount ...
Feb 8, 2012
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A study of Canadian home-care patients suggests doctors may be overprescribing antibiotics for patients receiving ongoing medical care at home. The study, published in the June issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, ...
Jun 15, 2011
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New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that the effectiveness of ADHD medication may be associated with an individual's neuroanatomy.
Apr 18, 2024
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(Medical Xpress)—Two treatments most likely to lead to recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been identified by UK researchers.
Jan 31, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Physicians should take three essential steps to reduce the amount of unwanted, unused, and expired medications in an effort to avoid non-medical uses of the drugs, according to a new recommendation from the ...
Apr 29, 2017
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