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As adolescent diabetics get older, the level of parental involvement in their lives decreases, resulting in increasingly poorer adherence to treatment regimens.

The highly coveted iPad was released last weekend, and those who were fortunate enough to acquire the new gadget have been quick to discuss what kind of impact it will have on just about any industry. But what kind of impact will the iPad have on healthcare?

An orally-inhaled migraine therapy known as LEVADEX has entered into a pharmacodynamics (PD) trial. The acute effect of LEVADEX, produced by MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc, will be compared to intravenous dihydroergotamine mesylate (IV DHE) and placebo on pulmonary artery pressure.

Wellness coaches are credentialed health, fitness, and mental health professionals trained to coach individuals on evidence-based areas of wellness, including physical activity, nutrition, weight, stress, and life satisfaction. Recently, 30 cancer survivors were enrolled in a research study where they received wellness coaching over the telephone by a certified ACSM Health Fitness Specialist and Wellcoach who was a breast cancer survivor.

Traditionally, breast cancer survivors were advised not to perform strenuous upper body exercises, such as resistance (weight) training, because these activities were thought to promote lymphedema. However, recent research findings, including systematic reviews, demonstrate that resistance training does not increase either a woman�s risk for or the worsening of breast cancer-related lymphedema.

Mind-body fitness focuses on the connections between thinking, feeling, and doing. These exercises change energy patterns within the body, facilitating relaxation, reducing fatigue, and improving concentration. Because they also can be modified to suit a person's needs on any given day, they may be appealing to patients with cancer. What follows are descriptions of the most popular mind-body fitness programs, including yoga, pilates, and the Gyrotonic Expansion System.

There are countless Websites devoted to diet, physical activity, and exercise, many from credible and highly respected organizations, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association. Harnessing the power of the Internet to create a virtual platform for promoting behavior change is becoming the new frontier for healthcare professionals, patients, families, and communities.

Hospitalizations for poisoning by prescription opioids, sedatives and tranquilizers has increased by 65 percent from 1999 to 2006 in the U.S., according to study results published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

The second in my series of trips down memory lane over the last 30 years is on the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF).

I confronted the banal face of our inefficient healthcare system, and it stares back at me in my mirror.

Are we prepared to care for people with chronic or complex conditions?

Today is a special day for me, a commemoration (I love that word) of sorts; it marks a third of a century that I've been in practice.

A study of this age-old practice finds communication breakdowns.

At a platform presentation held during the 6th Annual Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Meeting, Barbara S. Slusher, PhD, chief scientific officer, Brain Science Institute, NeuroTranslational Program, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, presented the results of a study that used in vitro and in vivo approaches to determine why palonosetron is effective in preventing delayed CINV compared with other agents.

Since 2005, HOPA has held an annual conference. Its 6th Annual Meeting took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 24 to March 27. The meeting featured sessions covering supportive care issues such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and iron replacement in cancer-related anemia; sessions on care controversies in hematologic malignancies and solid tumors; debates on the HPV vaccine and pharmacokinetic-guided dosing of chemotherapy for colorectal cancer; and overviews of treatment strategies for various cancers, including chronic myelogenous leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and melanoma.

On Wednesday, March 24, during the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) 2010 Meeting, several HOPA Recognition Awards were presented. Here is a list of award recipients.

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have a bad reputation among many physicians for generating progress notes that are so verbose and filled with standard phrases that they are nearly useless to other physicians, and even to the physician who produced the note in the first place.

Using CT scans that measure blood flow in the lungs, researchers at the University of Iowa may have found a new tool that identifies at-risk smokers for emphysema before the onset of serious symptoms.

Exposure to these common chemical classes in young girls may disrupt the timing of pubertal development, and put girls at risk for health complications later in life.

I have worked in the oncology arena for close to 20 years. During this time, I have helped patients with numerous discharge issues from getting the physical support they need to ensuring spiritual and emotional needs are met, and making sure that they understood all about the medications they'd be taking once at home.

Currently, the only testing widely used to see if a man or woman harbors a genetic mutation in the BRCA gene is conducted by Myriad Genetics.

I opened my eyes and for a moment I panicked -- I thought I had slept through my usual 6:00AM alarm. I looked over my shoulder and was relieved that it was only 6:04AM. I was even more relieved that it was a "sleep-in-Saturday," one of the two Saturdays each month I don't have morning office hours.

Results from the STOP-AF trial was presented at the recent American College of Cardiology annual conference, and it sure has generated much excitement about atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. This is a good thing.

Adult patients with ADHD may benefit more from meta-cognitive therapy than supportive therapy, researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center report.

Scientists have pinpointed and controlled a key molecular component that will keep certain stem cells associated with arthritis and osteoporosis in an extended infancy state, according to a study published online in the journal Development.

Early this morning, President Obama announced that there is no actual need for healthcare reform, and apologized for "making such a big deal about it before."

Positive results from research on a minimally-invasive surgical product to treat low back pain

A new book that is designed to help IBD patient with self-care and management may help these patients fill a void that they feel exists in online resources about IBD.

New research from the UK has identified two brain proteins that are significantly associated with autism spectrum disorders.

Raloxifene could become a new treatment option for post-menopausal women with schizophrenia.