Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, are the world’s number one killer causing 60% of deaths globally. A staggering 35 million people die from NCDs, of which 18 million are women…
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly popular in maternity care. However, healthcare professionals need evidence-based information about its use, according to The University of Queensland’s Dr Jon Adams, lead author of a review published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing…
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday against the parents of Hannah Bruesewitz, 18, who suffered seizures and permanent brain damage after receiving a diptheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine in 1993. The Bruesewitz family had sued Wyeth who was then the parent company of the maker of the DTP vaccine that Hannah received as an infant.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have granted Roche a hearing in June to defend the cancer treatment Avastin. The hearing would examine the effectiveness of the drug in breast cancer.
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The success of a pharmacy based chlamydia screening pilot program in a number of ACT pharmacies has resulted in a record number of pharmacists attending the ACT PSA Branch’s first CPD event of the year which focused on the role of pharmacies as a provider of public health interventions…
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If a male’s PSA (prostate specific antigen) has risen rapidly in recent years, he should not have a biopsy if his clinical exam is normal and the total PSA level is not yet high, researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center wrote in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute…
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A third federal judge upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), another who did not was asked to clarify what he really meant when he ruled the law “void,” and the Supreme Court sided with vaccine makers in a case involving a child who was injured after being vaccinated.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering whether to pay for sexually transmitted disease testing for elderly and disabled Medicare beneficiaries.
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Edarbi tablets (azilsartan medoxomil) for the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension) in adults has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA. The FDA says it approved Edarbi after examining data from clinical studies which clearly demonstrated Edarbi’s superior efficacy compared to two already FDA-approved medications - Benicar (olmesartan) and Diovan (valsartan)…
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The most costly ED (emergency department) patients are those with adverse events due to misuse or use of medications, according to doctors and researchers at Vancouver General Hospital and UBC…
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