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The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women® is asking all Americans to Go Red to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke in women during the 12th annual National Wear Red Day® on Friday, February 6, 2015. The face of heart disease and stroke has changed, and 1 in 3 women will die.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association and its members applaud the significant progress made by the agency during Commissioner of Food and Drugs Dr. Margaret Hamburg's six years leading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Throughout her tenure, Dr. Hamburg has been a tireless advocate for patient safety and a leader in efforts to assure that FDA decisions are guided by scientific principles.

Amgen has announced positive results of a phase 3 study evaluating its investigational drug, ABP 501, a biosimilar candidate to AbbVie's fully human anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha monoclonal antibody, adalimumab, in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, editor-in-chief of Pharmacy Times Health-System Edition, talks about what he took away from this year's Midyear Meeting.

A Johns Hopkins University student is cooking up something good.

American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments today on CVS Health Foundation's $5 million award to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The funds will be used to launch the campaign's new "Making the Next Generation Tobacco-Free" grant program.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced it will commit $500 million over the next ten years to expand efforts to ensure that all children in the United States-no matter who they are or where they live-can grow up at a healthy weight.

As shortages of lifesaving medicines, including antibiotics, chemotherapy, and cardiovascular drugs continue to plague the United States, a group of health care organizations released a report exploring measures that should be considered to address this ongoing issue.

Avella Specialty Pharmacy announced today that it has been selected by GlaxoSmithKline as one of a select group of pharmacies authorized to continue to distribute Benlysta, a medication approved by the FDA for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients who have previously received other therapies.

Rite Aid Corp. recently opened 24 RediClinics inside select community pharmacies situated across 2 large metropolitan markets, following the pharmacy chain's acquisition of the retail clinic operator in April 2014.

The news of Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, resigning from her long-standing post as FDA Commissioner stirred memories of her success with improving access to emergency contraception, but more so her struggles with regulating drug compounding following a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak traced to a compounding pharmacy's tainted drugs.

Sanofi and MannKind Corp. have announced the US launch of their Afrezza Inhalation Powder, the first and only insulin approved for administration via inhalation.

Medications and cognitive therapy aren't the only treatments available to patients with mental illness.

Despite having adequate knowledge on cardiovascular risk factors, pharmacists and other health care professionals showed significant increases in systemic arterial hypertension and excessive weight gain across a 20-year study.

Pfizer and Hospira today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies and a global leader in biosimilars, for $90 a share in cash for a total enterprise value of approximately $17 billion.

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA), issued the following statement on the important role childhood and lifespan vaccinations play in protecting personal and public health.

After nearly 6 years overseeing public health initiatives, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, will be stepping down.

Senators John McCain and Amy Klobuchar have reintroduced the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, which would allow individuals to import prescription drugs from Canada.

Merck has announced the US launch of its insomnia medication, suvorexant, an orexin receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of adults who have difficulty falling or staying asleep.

University of Oklahoma pharmacy student Latosha Zugelder talks about what she's learned from creating a business plan.

Latosha Zugelder, University of Oklahoma pharmacy student, discusses what the most important issue is facing independent pharmacies.

Author William Sydney Porter's first job as a pharmacist aided him in several ways over his lifetime.

Stephen F. Eckel, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP, editor-in-chief of Pharmacy Times Health-System Edition, talks what he's looking forward to for the 2015 ASHP Midyear meeting.

While aspects of the U.S. economy have improved, money continues to be a top cause of stress for Americans, according to the new Stress in Americaâ„¢: Paying With Our Health survey released today by the American Psychological Association.

The roles that community pharmacists play in human immunodeficiency virus prevention, testing and care are explored in several research and experience articles in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. The four articles discuss community pharmacists' roles and pharmacists' perceptions of their patient care services among people living with HIV.

Even though most patients and their caregivers want to know about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), if and when health care professionals should provide related information remains up in the air.

A recent study suggests that co-administering the muscle relaxant, baclofen, with the proton pump inhibitor (PPI), omeprazole, may be more effective than PPI monotherapy in reducing heartburn and regurgitation in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Shire recently announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track designation to its investigational treatment for neurocognitive decline associated with Hunter syndrome (MPS II).

The pill bottle may be in for some drastic changes in the near future, due in part to technological advances.