Spending on prescribed drugs in Canada is estimated to have reached $21.1 billion in 2006, an increase of $1.4 billion over the previous year, according to figures released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) in its annual report on drug spending.
What did the Vikings eat for supper? How good were the grocers in Roman Pompeii? What was it like feasting with the Greeks in the second millennium BC? How can this tell us why we like TV dinners today?
Dr. Susan Chon, associate professor in the Department of Dermatology at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, knows adults and teens alike benefit from the seasonal reminder to practice key skin cancer prevention strategies.
The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) called for drug testing to be introduced to curtail substance abuse by automobile drivers and operators of public transportation and commercial aircraft.
College students who share or steal music downloaded off the Internet do so because they feel morally justified and believe others are doing it even more, rather than because of economic reasons, and these perceptions help make illegal downloading a habitual and sometimes even addictive behavior, according to a paper in the April 2007 issue (Volume 10, Number 2) of CyberPsychology and Behavior, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com).
Over the last year, it’s been rare to utter the word “stent” without at least thinking “thrombosis,” an uncommon but serious complication that’s been on the minds of interventional cardiologists and patients alike.
Efforts to create a safe haven from allergens, for example, actually have contributed to the alarming rise of this irritating and even deadly malady, according to Gregg Mitman, William Coleman Professor of the History of Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Working on a story about the summer heat rolling in? University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) experts share some very important pointers about staying healthy this season.
Physicians and staff at UCSD Medical Center say this is the perfect time to remind San Diegans that they can take care of their skin and still have fun in the sun.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared for marketing the first respirators that can help reduce the user’s exposure to airborne germs during a public health medical emergency, such as an influenza pandemic.