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.
Bariatric residents have a six-fold chance of developing type 2 diabetes
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2019
Bariatric residents may be six times as likely to develop type 2 diabetes as their normal-weight peers, according to Danish researchers.
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...
It’s in the genes
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Liza Berger
Jan 15, 2008
CEO Robert Adams follows in his father’s footsteps.
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.
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.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 12
Feb 11, 2020
Trump budget proposal looks to save billions for Medicare, Medicaid … Michigan nursing home union hints at strike amid contract negotiations … Coronavirus declared ‘Public Enemy No. 1’ … New...
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, December 19
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 18, 2019
Sound sleep may counter genetic risk of heart disease and stroke … Healthy diet could save $50 billion in cardiometabolic health care costs … Partnership aims to identify flu vaccines for elderly nursing...
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.