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February 05, 2016 Independent pharmacies, numbering more than 24,000 nationwide, are counting on federal legislation to overhaul what they say is a broken system that has caused many of their small businesses to fold. Under it, they are at the mercy of insurers that... by admin | Feb 5, 2016 | Archive
February 05, 2016 A new study in Critical Care Medicine finds that taking daily low-dose aspirin may offer protection against death from a Staphylococcus aureus blood infection. Swiss scientists followed 838 cases of S. aureus infection from 2001 through 2013, and... by admin | Feb 5, 2016 | Archive
February 05, 2016 The rapidly fading effectiveness of the pertussis booster vaccine may help explain recent widespread outbreaks of whooping cough, according to researchers. The United States stopped using a whole-cell pertussis vaccine in the 1990s and began using an... by admin | Feb 5, 2016 | Archive
February 05, 2016 An FDA Consumer Update provides guidance for individuals who travel to the United States with medications. FDA’s Lindsay Wagner, PharmD, offers some tips for commonly asked questions. Individuals who travel to the United States with medications... by admin | Feb 5, 2016 | Archive
February 05, 2016 In response to the opioid abuse epidemic, Robert Califf, MD, FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Medical Products and Tobacco, along with other FDA leaders, has called for a far-reaching action plan to reassess the agency’s approach to opioid medications.... by admin | Feb 5, 2016 | Archive
February 05, 2016 Synbiotics, a mixture of prebiotics and probiotics, have been used to prevent and treat atopic dermatitis (AD). Researchers evaluated the efficacy of synbiotics in AD treatment using a large database of studies, with the incidence of AD as an outcome...