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An electronic tool that encouraged active medication reconciliation upon admission to the hospital reduced the rate of medication reconciliation errors by 58%, according to the results of a study.

A public hospital in Florida that struggled to control antibiotic-resistant infections for almost 2 decades finally succeeded by sending regular detailed emails to hospital leaders and intensive care unit personnel.

A group of German researchers investigated predictors of which patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms were most likely to respond to proton pump inhibitors.

Acid reflux is frequently dismissed as a nuisance, but can lead to serious damage to the stomach and esophagus if not properly treated.

C. Daniel Smith, MD, chair of the surgery department at the Mayo Clinic in Florida, discusses a bracelet-like device with magnetic beads that is designed to control acid reflux.

By some estimates, up to 50% of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease do not take proton pump inhibitors as prescribed and may benefit from counseling to improve adherence, according to a recent review.

A return visit to New York City brings on memories of the city's energy and a desire to make cheesecake.

A small study suggests that pertussis vaccination during pregnancy increases antibody concentration in infants without increasing the rate of adverse reactions.

Starlin Haydon-Greatting, MS, BSPharm, FAPHA, discusses the training pharmacists should pursue if they are interested in playing a role in patient-centered diabetes care.

A new meta-analysis finds that patients with ADHD are significantly less likely to smoke if they take stimulant medications-and that the effect is even stronger with consistent adherence.

The 2014 Kantar Media Pharmacy Readership Survey finds Pharmacy Times is the top choice among pharmacists, and the publication rated first in several key demographics.

Children who received antibiotics in their first year of life were significantly more likely to develop transient wheezing and persistent asthma, and the risk increased with each course of antibiotics.

A study finds that patients co-infected with hepatitis C and HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy are 80% more likely to have serious liver disease than those with hepatitis C alone.

Comprehensive ophthalmologists underestimated the likelihood that optic discs had signs of glaucoma almost one-fourth of the time compared with judgments by glaucoma specialists, according to the results of a new study.

The results of a secondary analysis of the FLEX trial do not support regular bone density monitoring within the first few years of discontinuing alendronate therapy.

COPD patients who engaged in any amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity after hospitalization had significantly reduced rates of readmission, according to the results of a new study.

When nonwhite heart attack patients were able to obtain cardiovascular medications without a copayment, their readmission rates for a major vascular event or coronary revascularization dropped significantly.