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Live medication therapy management (MTM) reduces low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol significantly more than standard, chart-review MTM.

Age, education level, gender, and health status are associated with the use of anecdotal health information on the Internet.

A combination of vemurafenib (Zelboraf) and experimental drug cobimetinib significantly reduces the development of secondary skin cancer.

ADHD medications are prone to the same abuse, misuse, and diversion as opioids.

Among HIV-positive patients, concurrent use of medications is associated with nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy.

The results of an FDA safety review of omalizumab (Xolair) suggest the asthma drug slightly elevates the risk of serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events.

Obama calls for international response to prevent "humanitarian catastrophe."

Latanoprostene bunod (Vesneo) demonstrated noninferiority to timolol maleate (Timoptic 5%) in pivotal Phase 3 studies.

Although mail-order pharmacies registered the most growth in overall pharmacy customer satisfaction from 2013, patients are still significantly more pleased with their interactions at brick-and-mortar pharmacies.

Enterovirus-D68 could soon be in the rearview mirror, according to a Hartford, CT, pediatric intensivist who has treated more than 20 children hospitalized with the infection.

The effective management of psychotic disorders in our society requires a focused multidisciplinary approach.

Those who fear they will lose their jobs have an increased risk of developing incident asthma.

Although precepting students can be self-gratifying, it requires an incredible amount of work and thorough preparation, frequently predisposing preceptors to burnout.

In many cases, children between the ages of 6 months and 8 years should receive 2 doses of the influenza vaccine separated by a minimum of 4 weeks.

The FDA launched the "Know Your Source" program to help health care professionals spot counterfeit drugs and reduce the threat of illegal drug trading.

The FDA has cleared the Nova StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter System to become the first blood glucose monitoring system for use in critically ill patients who have been hospitalized.

The FDA has approved a new indication for adalimumab (Humira) to treat pediatric patients age 6 years and older afflicted with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease.