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The FDA and others in the industry are looking at ways to provide patients with the most informative and consistent prescription information possible.

Patient safety and strengthening the relationship between the patient and health care provider are the goals of Patient Safety Awareness Week and the newly released Universal Patient Compact: Principles for Partnership.

Under a bill just introduced in the Senate, drug imports may become legal.

Earlier this month, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine completed and released preliminary results of "the first demonstration of a noninvasive optical device to monitor cerebral blood flow in patients with acute stroke."

A new treatment that uses oxygen and ozone to provide pain relief from herniated disks will become standard practice in the US in less than 10 years.

When I read Neil Kavey's comments on sleep last week, I wanted to stand up and applaud.

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Changes in the ovaries of obese women with abnormally high fat levels may be the reason why these women take longer to become pregnant, according to a new study.

The risk of developing Barrett’s Esophagus can be lowered by more than 50% with the consumption of one glass of wine a day, according to the results of a new study.

That’s the question Erik DeLue, MD, MBA, medical director of the hospitalist program at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mt. Holly, NJ addresses in the February 2009 edition of Today’s Hospitalist.

Nurses look for new career options as bedside nursing takes its toll.

Generic medications are a source of major cost savings in pharmacotherapy.

A new study has found that errors are even more prevalent than previously thought when treating patients with cancer, both at home and in the clinical setting.

A study shows that 40% of adolescents experience low back pain at least once a month.

Are survivorship care plans in oncology important? According to the American Psychosocial Oncology Society president Peter Trask, PhD, they are.

A recent study suggests that medications indicated for severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are often prescribed "off-label" at inappropriately low doses for patients with less severe illnesses.

Online medical records aren't very useful if no one can access them.

A new study suggests "the presence of an intrinsic sleep problem specific to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and supports the idea that children with ADHD may be chronically sleep deprived and have abnormal REM sleep."

Do you know any parents who�ve made the decision not to vaccinate their children because they are convinced there is a link between vaccines and autism?

The AAP published a press release that indicates Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure is gaining traction.

The Common Security Framework, a Web-based set of principles that will help companies abide by federal, private, and security standards in the use of EHR and related data, was unveiled Monday.

Scientists have developed a method by which specially programmed chemicals can be used to elicit an instant immune response against two types of cancer.

Does the immune system hold clues to the spontaneous regression of some cancerous tumors?

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The "octomom" is the center of attention on nurses' blogs.

A new study found that MRSA central line-associated blood stream infections occurring in intensive care unit patients has decreased by almost 50% between 1997 and 2007.

The current state of our economy is affecting everyone.

Isn’t it great when a scientific article, as opposed to some weird news story, gets under your skin and just won’t let go?

A new study has discovered that patient involvement in integrating information technology into doctors' offices and hospitals can improve patient outcomes.

Anti-social behavior in young girls and anxiety in both young girls and boys are signs of adolescent depression.