Laurie Toich, Assistant Editor

Rina Shah, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Operations and Specialty Pharmacy, Walgreens, examines the approaches specialty pharmacists can take to ensure adherence.

Tobacco control policies decreased hospitalization for severe chest infections in children by 18%.

Exercise and a high-protein, low-glycemic diet could improve asthma symptoms by 50%.

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Opposition to the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson amendment may sink latest effort to replace Affordable Care Act.

The Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson healthcare reform package faces an uncertain fate after three GOP senators express opposition.

Intake of omega-3 fatty acids observed to diversify the gut microbiome.

Sedentary behavior found to increase preference for high-fat diets and calorie consumption in rats.

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Inhibiting cytokines could prevent disease progression among those with multiple sclerosis.

Healthcare workers may be at risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to exposure to cleaning products.

Participating in 48 minutes of exercise improved physical function of older patients.

Jon Gavras, MD, chief medical officer at Prime Therapeutics, converses about the benefits of generic drug utilization.

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Top articles of the week from The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits.

A fire ant toxin may lead to new medications for psoriasis.

Smoking e-cigarettes with nicotine found to increase blood pressure, heart rate, and arterial stiffness.

Supplementation of vitamin D cut the risk of serious asthma attacks that require a visit to the hospital or emergency department in half in a recent study.

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Use of electronic health records allow pharmacists to increase medication safety and provide superior patient care.

Transition to electronic health records improves medication safety.

Female hormones could play a role in lung function decline during aging.

Stabilizing the insurance marketplaces may benefit rural Americans.

Reducing fat in the pancreas can normalize insulin production and reverse type 2 diabetes.

Adjuvanted influenza vaccine 55% more effective after the first dose than non-adjuvanted vaccines.

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Children with asthma twice as likely to receive antibiotics.

Pravastatin reduced 20-year mortality rates by 18% for patients with very high LDL cholesterol.

A compound in coffee increased insulin secretion up to 87% in mice.

Exposure to carbon may not increase the risk of death among hardmetal workers.