Health Care :: UK scheme to improve quality and convenience of care closer to home
UK Health Minister Andy Burnham published new guidance to help health bodies and practitioners deliver high quality convenient care closer to people’s homes.
Medicine
Pharmaceutical :: Drug company sales visits influenced doctors
Almost half of sales visits by pharmaceutical company representatives advocating the use of the drug gabapentin led to doctors stating that they intended to increase their prescription of the drug or recommend it to colleagues, according to an analysis of a survey completed by the doctors shortly after the visits.
Allergy :: Veramyst Nasal Spray for treatment of seasonal allergy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved once-daily Veramyst? (fluticasone furoate) Nasal Spray to treat seasonal and year-round allergy symptoms in adults and children two years of age and older. Veramyst will be available by prescription nationwide by late May 2007.
Health Insurance :: Number of uninsured in North Carolina on the rise
The percentage of North Carolinians under the age of 65 who lacked health insurance for a year has risen from 15.3 percent in 2000 to 17.2 percent in 2005. The proportion of uninsured residents ranged from a low of 13.4 percent in Wake County to a high of 27.5 percent in Tyrrell County.
Tai Chi :: Tai Chi may help alleviate tension headaches
Researchers found that Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese low-impact mind-body exercise, provided significant health benefits for adults suffering from tension headaches.
Asthma :: Merck’s Singulair approved to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, asthma
Merck & Co., Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for SINGULAIR? (montelukast sodium) to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB; also known as exercise-induced asthma) in patients aged 15 years and older.
Heart Disease :: Love your heart – New NHLBI resource helps women reduce heart disease risk
A must read for women who want to show their hearts some love, “The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women” is an invaluable and easy-to-use resource every woman should read from cover to cover.
Drug Abuse :: Leading toxicologist warns against new drug of abuse
Professor Alison Jones said benzylpiperazine was a ?new drug of abuse? which could have seriousclinical effects – similar to those of ecstasy to which it is structurally related.
Hypertension :: Valsartan effective in preventing cardiovascular events – JIKEI HEART Study
The clinical outcomes of the JIKEI HEART Study, the large-scale clinical trial headed by the Jikei University School of Medicine, was today published in the internationally renowned medical journal The Lancet.
Cancer :: Dua Anti-reflux Valve improves quality of life for cancer patients
An anti-reflux valve developed to help esophageal cancer patients also has been shown to help those with bile duct obstruction, according to Kulwinder S. Dua, M.D., a research physician at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.