Archive for November, 2009
« Previous EntriesPharmacists seen as integral part of helping patients manage their healthcare.
Monday, November 30th, 2009In a series of articles on pharmacists and their role in managing patients’ healthcare, the Los Angeles Times (11/30, Ravn) reports, “Pharmacists now can help patients get the most good from their medications, manage side effects, avoid interactions, even save money.” Most states also “have laws requiring pharmacists to give patients specific information,” and in […]
Diet change affects lipid profile independently of medication effect
Monday, November 30th, 2009Source: MedWireNews
By Philip Ford
Changes in diet and the type of fat eaten have a noticeable effect on lipid profile that is independent of the effect of lipid-lowering therapies, scientists report.
“Little is known about the extent to which serum lipid concentrations in free-living older persons respond to dietary modifications and whether lifestyle modifications are relevant in […]
Feeling sick? take the day off
Monday, November 30th, 2009Woke up with the sniffles and a mild fever, but think you can make it to work? Think again. Many people feel that going to work sick shows their dedication and devotion to the job – but that isn’t the case! No one likes to be around a colleague who’s clearly contagious. So rather than […]
Prevalence of poorly controlled asthma high in USA
Friday, November 27th, 2009Source: MedWire News
More than 40% of US adults with asthma do not have their disease under good control, survey results suggest.
“Achieving and maintaining asthma control is the goal of current national and international treatment guidelines,” explain Richard Stanford (GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA) and team.
But they add: “Recent asthma surveillance studies from the […]
Depression May up Risk of a Leaky Bladder in Women
Friday, November 27th, 2009Source: Reuters Health
Older women who suffer from major depression are at greater risk of developing urinary incontinence than women of the same age who are not depressed, new research shows.
Since urinary incontinence and depression often occur together in women, Dr. Jennifer Melville from the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues set out to determine […]
