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World TeamTennis, the innovative leader in professional team tennis competition, and Mylan, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, today announced an extension of their title sponsorship agreement through 2017.

Cardinal Health today introduced a powerful new tool that gives pharmacists the ability to rapidly analyze antibiotic use trends and identify significant opportunities to improve antibiotic stewardship efforts.

Shrina Patel, a P4 student at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences, discusses an important issue in pharmacy today.

The upcoming tax season will be the first time Americans face penalties for not having health insurance, but a new survey suggests the public is still very much confused about their responsibilities and options.

Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet have dismissed the idea of a causal link between antibiotic use in early life and childhood asthma.

The FDA today approved of a new indication for Amgen's denosumab for the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy refractory to bisphosphonate therapy.

The Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee is recommending that the FDA approve of Actavis's new drug application for ceftazidime-avibactam, an investigational antibiotic.

ASHP today recognized the work of the late Jerod M. Loeb, Ph.D., a tireless patient safety advocate, with the ASHP Board of Directors Award of Honor. Loeb's widow, Sherri, accepted the award during the opening session of ASHP's Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, CA. Dr. Loeb passed away in 2013 from metastatic prostate cancer.

Adolescents who attend religious services with one or both of their parents are more likely to feel greater well-being while romantic partners who pray for their "significant others" experience greater relationship commitment.

Drinking or eating from cans or bottles lined with Bisphenol A (BPA) could raise your blood pressure.

ASHP today honored Patricia Clancy Kienle, R.Ph., M.P.A., FASHP, with its Board of Directors Award for Distinguished Leadership in Pharmacy Practice during the opening session of the association's 49th Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, CA.

Merck announced a definitive agreement to acquire Cubist Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on superbugs.

If you have high blood pressure and purchase an over-the-counter medication, you may be getting more than you bargained for. That's the word from experts who caution that some medications taken over the counter can have a negative impact on blood pressure. If patients are unknowingly taking medications that elevate blood pressure, it could undermine efforts to keep blood pressure in a safe range.

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is using social media to recruit Israeli Arab pharmacy and medical students studying in Jordan to work in its field hospitals, according to Business Insider.

New study results dispute the belief that diabetic patients with mild or non-obstructive coronary artery disease have a lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and death than their counterparts with obstructive disease.

Astellas Pharma, Inc, announced that its license agreement with Janssen Biotech, Inc, to develop and commercialize ASP015K, Astellas' oral Janus Kinase inhibitor, will end effective January 15, 2015.

Shrina Patel, a P4 student at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences, discusses what has influenced her the most in school.

Josh Garcia, a P4 student at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences, discusses what has influenced him the most in school.

Researchers at the American Epilepsy Society meeting reported important strides in the understanding of epilepsy, including identification of new therapeutic targets in the brain, as discussed by Esther Krook-Magnuson, PhD, as well as improved understanding of the factors involved in sudden death of patients with epilepsy, and a greater recognition of the benefits of neurosurgery in patients with epilepsy.

Several new antiepileptic drugs have recently been approved in the United States. In a symposium at the American Epilepsy Society in Seattle, Washington, Professor Martin J. Brodie, MD, director of the epilepsy unit of the Western Infirmary in Glasgow, Scotland, discussed some considerations with ezogabine and eslicarbazepine.

Mark Cook, MD, of the University of Melbourne, and Brian Litt, MD, of the Penn Epilepsy Center and the Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics at the University of Pennsylvania, discuss how new devices, big data, and massive online competitions are enabling prediction of seizures before they start.

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is using social media to recruit Israeli Arab pharmacy and medical students studying in Jordan to work in its field hospitals.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation celebrated its 16th Annual Foundation Dinner last evening in New York City, New York. The dinner raised a record $1.9 million, which will continue to fuel the Foundation's patient-centered care research agenda, which was on full display during the gala event. Walgreen Co. and Duane Reade Inc. were the premier sponsors of last evening's event. More than 100 companies from a diverse range of industries sponsored the event.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting is still billed as a "can't miss" event.

The media has been quick to discuss research findings on vitamin D supplementation's potential role in combating osteoporosis, correcting deficiency in chronic kidney disease, improving heart health, and extending life, which raises the question of whether patients should be screened routinely for vitamin D deficiency.

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation today announced nine new grants totaling more than $3.5 million to strengthen efforts in China and India in the fight against hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection by focusing on the most vulnerable, high-risk patient populations.

Eun Jeong Choi, a P4 student at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences, discusses how students can impact the future of pharmacy.

S. L. Moshé, MD, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, discusses the importance of creating disease-specific models of epilepsy in animal models for understanding and treating specific epilepsy subtypes.

The links between epilepsy and other diseases offer clues for early treatment. Frances E. Jensen, MD, past AES president and professor at Cornell Medical School, describes these links, and what they mean for future epilepsy treatment modalities.