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A new study finds that 73% of children who developed Clostridium difficile infection were prescribed antibiotics in the 12 weeks prior to diagnosis, and 71% of cases were community-associated.

New study finds that use of azithromycin and levofloxacin are associated with significantly increased risk of death and serious arrhythmia, backing up a safety warning issued by the FDA in March 2013.

If you haven't filed your taxes yet, you are far from alone and may be able to reduce your tax bill or maximize your return by making sure you are taking all the deductions you are eligible for.

Although many COPD patients avoid exercise due to their breath-robbing condition, a new study finds that those who reported the most exercise and did not reduce their exercise level over time had the fewest hospitalizations for exacerbations.

When you've been a pharmacist long enough, you will inevitably experience the pain of having to say goodbye to patients who reach the end of their lives.

Researchers find that full implementation of recently released dyslipidemia management guidelines would help prevent 475,000 additional cardiovascular events.

Patients who received the antiviral medications within 2 days of symptom onset had particularly reduced rates of death compared with those who received them later or not at all, a meta-analysis finds.

The portion of emergency department visits that led to an opioid prescription increased almost 50% between 2001 and 2010 while the portion of visits that were for painful conditions barely increased.

Children whose mothers used acetaminophen during pregnancy had an increased risk for behavioral problems related to ADHD, but experts advise that more research is required to investigate the association.

A new review summarizes the natural history of cardiomyopathies presenting with atrial fibrillation and the importance of managing underlying pathologies.

Saving enough for retirement can seem daunting, but compound interest can lend a helping hand.

Research from the United Kingdom suggests that getting the influenza vaccine, especially early in the flu season, significantly reduces one's risk of stroke.

To make your next flight a breeze, bring your own healthy snacks and get out of the airport to sample the local fare whenever possible.

Elderly patients who take antihypertensive medications appear to have an elevated risk of serious falls, especially if they have previously been injured in a fall, but experts caution that the risk-benefit calculus of taking antihypertensives must be considered on an individual basis.

Expert on long-term patient outcomes says pharmacists have an ideal opportunity to help patients live healthier lives, lower health care costs.

Associations representing pharmacists expressed overwhelming support for a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that would define pharmacists as health care providers under Medicare.

In an era when we want to make our health care system more coherent, we continue to see efforts, perhaps with the goal of saving money, that actually promote fragmentation.