News tagged with pill boxes
Changing behavior helps patients take medication as prescribed
Taking medication as the doctor prescribes is crucial to improving health. However, 26 to 59 percent of older adults do not adhere to instructions, according to a 2003 study published in Drugs and Aging. In ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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A silly pat on the head helps seniors remember daily med, study suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Doing something unusual, like knocking on wood or patting yourself on the head, while taking a daily dose of medicine may be an effective strategy to help seniors remember whether they've ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Hackers for hire put corporate security systems to the test
Most weekdays, Jarrad Sims and Tin Tam, a pair of college buddies, ride their bikes to a computer center and try to hack into computer security systems belonging to Boeing Co.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Neutron generation: Going from tubes to chips
(Phys.org) -- It was a figurative whack on the head that started Sandia National Laboratories distinguished technical staff member Juan Elizondo-Decanini thinking outside the box -- which in his case was a ...
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Scientists developing poison pill for Asian carp
Biologist Jon Amberg has spent the last two years obsessed with fish guts, laboring over a singular challenge: Develop a poison pill that will kill Asian carp and leave other fish unscathed.
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Drug disposal can be tricky
Getting rid of a television, a gallon of kerosene or a set of tires in an environmentally friendly way can be done with relative ease in most states.
Jul 04, 2011 |
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IBM study identifies new generation of connected health devices
Consumers have a growing appetite for health and wellness devices, and this represents a burgeoning market opportunity for device manufacturers that has barely been tapped, according to a study from IBM. The ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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FDA adds heart warning to Pfizer anti-smoking pill
(AP) -- Federal health regulators are warning doctors and patients that Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix may slightly increase the risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Health experts sound warning over iodine rush
Japan's nuclear crisis has sparked panic buying of iodine pills, with online bids exceeding $500 for a single packet, but health experts hosed down the hysteria and warned the pills are of limited use. ...
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Medication education key to successful adherence in patients with diabetes
Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients with diabetes better stick to their drug ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
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FDA orders lower doses in prescription painkillers
(AP) -- Federal health regulators are limiting a key ingredient found in Vicodin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers that have been linked to thousands of cases of liver damage each year.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Packing it all in for the holidays: Scientists see how many polyhedrons can fit into a box
Whether it is Christmas shoppers mailing last minute gifts, or a steelyard dispatching ball bearings to factories, everyone wants to maximize the number of objects that fit into a container. Naturally the ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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