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The National Community Pharmacists Association continues to offer educational opportunities for pharmacists, as well as seek their input on issues impacting the practice of pharmacy.

I started to learn some of the art of medicine—when to loosen the perfectionist grip in favor of maintaining quality of life.

Researchers have been studying the brain tissue from retired NFL athletes posthumously, and are "shedding light on what concussions look like in the brain" with stunning results.

Results from a study conducted by the NIH and CDC show that almost 13 percent of people 20 years old and over have diabetes, with 40 percent of those people unaware that they have it.

Medicare has widened the scope of its coverage of drugs used as off-label treatments in cancer patients.

As President Obama's economic stimulus plan travels through Congress, the allocated $20 billion for health IT has remained an intact part of the bill.

According to a recent study, colonoscopies failed to detect virtually every case of cancer in the right side of the colon.

Researchers have found that "coronary bypass surgery may carry less risk of serious complications if stents coated with a drug that suppresses cell growth are used in the procedure rather than bare-metal stents."

Researchers at the University of Iowa have published the first study to document methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in swine and swine workers.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced last week the offering of a new Assertive Community Treatment Knowledge Informing Transformation packet.

With the election, the issue of healthcare reform is back on our plates.

A new sensor is being developed that might help alleviate the process of regulating and monitoring high blood pressure.

Researchers have found new evidence that antidepressants can reduce the severity of symptoms associated with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Two large randomized studies call into question the efficacy of various vitamins and dietary supplements in preventing cancer.

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UCLA researches have modified a cell phone to detect for malaria, HIV, and other illnesses.

Now the hard work begins, with healthcare reform sitting at or near the top of the heap.

A recent study adds to the collection of data showing that early-stage cancer precursor cells having stem cell-like properties may explain how some types of cancer develop, become treatment resistant, and are prone to relapse.

Today is Inauguration Day and "Hope" and "Change" are waiting in the wings.

New research has led to the creation of bioengineered IVDs using the cells from spinal discs already removed.

Patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy "might be able to engage in a graduated walking program under close supervision of a medical professional and thus prevent other life threatening illnesses."

Are doctors implanting too many stents? Can a new diagnostic tool enable physicians to get a better picture of coronary arterial blood flow and determine whether medication may be a better option than stenting?

Researchers have recently determined two proteins or biomarkers "that occur when inflammation is present could help doctors identify which patients are more likely to have a stroke."

Using MRI to detect changes in adolescents� brain structure, scientists found lower levels of grey matter in the brains of those who were experiencing a first psychosis outbreak, compared with healthy counterparts.

When I look at how things have changed and how they continue to change, especially in oncology nursing, I realize how far we have come.

There should be a "clarion call to action for universal health coverage. But expanded coverage needs to be coupled with comprehensive change in how health care is provided and how it is reimbursed," said Dr. Steven Safyer.

A new study examined the major complications of epidurals and spinal anesthetics and found that previous studies overestimated the risks of these procedures.

Intrigued by the increasing number of autistic children in California, researchers set out to determine what factors could be to blame.

Over 100,000 healthcare professionals have downloaded Skyscape's iPhone application. Have you?