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The effect of socioeconomic status (SES) of women on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is not uniform across racial/ethnic populations, researchers stated in a study published in the Winter 2008 issue of Ethnicity & Disease Journal.
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Agaricus blazei murrill (abm), popularly known as "Cogumelo do Sol" in Brazil, or "Himematsutake" in Japan, is a mushroom native to Brazil, and widely cultivated in Japan for its medicinal uses, it is now considered one of the most important edible and culinary-medicinal biotechnological species.
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Hospitals with major trauma units need pharmacists on hand to handle emergencies. But if there is a limited number of pharmacists who are trained and prepared to work in the intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency room then the hospital might come up short during a major crisis period.
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It's time to take propoxyphene off the hospital's shelves, according to the recent clarion call issued by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) of Bethesda, MD. ASHP called for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove the pain drug from the market.
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the biological cause of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which was first recognized in the United States in 1981.
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Hospital pharmacists increasingly are pressed for time, and the trick for pharmacy managers is to find ways to improve quality and safety while improving staff efficiency.
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A hospital's drug information call center fielded numerous phone calls about finding forms and regulatory or accreditation requirements. While the call center experts were happy to help out it took up a lot of time they could have been spending on more vital questions about medications.
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The FDA has approved Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) to help restore bowel function in patients with late-stage, advanced illness who are receiving opioids on a continuous basis to help alleviate their pain.
