Rachel Lutz

Within a few years of primary prevention defibrillator placement, one-quarter of heart failure (HF) patients show improvements in heart function above the clinical threshold.

Oxygen therapy use spikes since 2000.

Compound shows promise in reducing a precursor to RA.

Pharmacists will need to evaluate several new factors when selecting and dispensing products.

With biosimilars set to enter the US health care market, pharmacists will soon have new factors to consider when selecting and dispensing products.

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants are increasingly being prescribed to prevent and treat venous thromboembolism and avert stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.

The approximate 1 in 10 asthma patients who have severe disease do not respond to mainstay corticosteroid treatment, even in high doses.

A virtual clinic launched by 1-800-Pharmacy and the Independent Pharmacy Cooperative aims to assist pharmacists at independent community pharmacies.

Pharmacists and their patients can help prevent prescription drug misuse, abuse, and diversion through a new educational tool launched by the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management (AfBPM).

Patients with a burn injury were twice as likely to have been prescribed oxygen in the previous 90 days.

Topical medications stimulated the regeneration of damaged brain cells.

Treating patients within 3 months of the onset of symptoms may prove to be beneficial.

Miscarriage is widely misunderstood by the public, according to a recent survey of more than 1000 US adults.

Negative perceptions of facial redness affect rosacea patients' social, emotional, and psychological wellbeing.

Infants whose mothers were treated with telbivudine while pregnant were HBV-negative at 6 months after birth.

By performing medication reconciliation across the care continuum, pharmacists play an essential role in preventing medication errors during transitions of care.

In addition to treating hepatitis B virus infection, Novartis's antiviral drug telbivudine effectively protects against mother-to-infant transmission.

Comprehensive screening guidelines needed for populations with multiple risk factors.

Young women are up to 10 times more likely to complete the human papillomavirus vaccine series when their health care providers are alerted electronically that patients are due for a shot.

Patients are highly satisfied with the influenza vaccines pharmacists are providing in community pharmacies.

Test projects which agent will work best against particular tumors.

Both exercise and calorie restriction have additive beneficial effects.

In patients at risk for type 2 diabetes, diet and exercise have beneficial effects on regulating glucose levels beyond those associated with weight loss.

Drugs that activate nervous system stem cells may cause formation of new myelin.

Link found between new onset obstructive sleep apnea and habitual sleepiness.

Study may add to the ability to predict RA outcomes.

Pharmacists can play a vital role in increasing awareness of childhood obesity.

Counseling should address the psychological and emotional factors affecting infertile patients.

Despite being told the importance of medication adherence, about half of acute coronary syndrome patients don't take their oral antiplatelet therapy as prescribed.

Expanded hours may be needed to overcome treatment obstacles.