News tagged with community pharmacists

Health advice from pharmacists saves hundreds of millions of euros

Hundreds of millions of euros are being saved each year for national healthcare systems by patients consulting community pharmacists rather than going straight to their doctors, says a survey to be presented today at the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley's everyday

(AP) -- In Silicon Valley, where sudden wealth is hardly something new and CEOs favor hoodies over bespoke blazers, Facebook's IPO on Friday didn't bring everyday life to a halt.

Technology / Business

created May 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making germs glow: New test helps save lives and cuts costs

(Medical Xpress) -- Replacing conventional laboratory tests with a new DNA sequence-based technology to identify pathogens causing bloodstream infections dramatically lowered mortality and health-care costs, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wireless network in hospital monitors vital signs

A clinical warning system that uses wireless sensors to track the vital signs of at-risk patients is undergoing a feasibility study at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Some hospitals open ERs just for graying patients

(AP) -- Many hospitals run emergency rooms just for children. Now a few are opening ERs specially designed for seniors, without all the confusion and clamor and with a little more comfort.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aging with grace: In-home assessments lead to better care, lower health costs

The March 2011 issue of the journal Heath Affairs highlights an evidence-based model of geriatric care management developed, implemented and tested by researchers and clinicians from Indiana University, the Regenstrief Instit ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sleepy connected Americans

The 2011 Sleep in America poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) finds pervasive use of communications technology in the hour before bed. It also finds that a significant number of Americans aren't getting ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CO woman waits to see if pill mix up harmed embryo

(AP) -- Doctors say the early stages of pregnancy are an especially bad time for a pharmacological mix-up where a woman prescribed antibiotics instead is given a powerful drug used in chemotherapy.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fears of Ontario pharmacy shortage after slashed generic drug prices unfounded: research

A University of British Columbia study shows that there are enough pharmacies situated throughout Ontario communities to absorb many closures without negatively affecting geographical accessibility for residents. The research ...

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created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IDSA announces first guidelines for treatment of MRSA infections

Physicians now have help in their battle against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a potentially deadly infection that initially was limited to hospitals and health care facilities but has become a grow ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It's a pain to take care of pain

While many studies have looked at the treatment of chronic pain from the patient's perspective, there has been little research on those who provide care for chronic pain.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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