Prescription drug spending increases 10.7% in 2003
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Haymarket Media
Jun 23, 2005
Prescription drug spending increases are slowing down, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Study challenges basic assumptions about C. diff transmission
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 27, 2013
A new study contradicts widely held assumptions about how Clostridium difficile infection occurs, which may lead long-term care providers to step up control measures.
Research targets new gene linked to Alzheimer’s
Jun 26, 2008
New research has potentially linked Alzheimer’s disease with calcium dysregulation, a theory that had been proposed by several research groups, but never been proven.
Study: Higher doses of cholesterol drug cut heart attack risk
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Haymarket Media
Jul 20, 2007
Treating elderly heart disease patients with high doses of cholesterol-lowering Lipitor (known generically as atorvastatin) reduces their risk of heart-related events more than lower doses do, according...
FDA wants lower doses for sleeping aids
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Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring manufacturers of certain sleeping pills, including the widely prescribed Ambien, to reduce current recommended dosages.
Aging gene linked to production of Alzheimer’s plaques
Jul 26, 2010
A gene known to affect the aging process has been linked to amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
Omnicare shows second quarter profit
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 01, 2012
Omnicare Inc. turned a profit in the second quarter, according to a statement from the nursing home pharmacy giant. Omnicare earned $18.7 million, or 17 cents per share, for the three months ended June...
Editor’s Desk: A burning issue deserves better answer – and soon
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James M. Berklan
Jan 13, 2006
There is a scene in the George C. Scott movie “Patton,” where the title character is trying to impress upon foreign colleagues that enemy forces are a little too close for safety’s sake....
Alzheimer’s gene linked to post-surgery delirium
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Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2007
Elderly people who have a gene associated with increased risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia also might be predisposed to delirium after major surgery, new research...
Researchers find Parkinson’s disease gene
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Haymarket Media
Oct 26, 2004
The discovery of a defective gene responsible for Parkinson’s disease could mean better research for preventing or delaying the disease, according to experts.