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Holding a college degree is not only associated with a better chance at landing a job. Graduates also benefit more from exercise to prevent and manage diabetes than other populations, new research suggests.

The prevalence of hypertension increases with age, so much so that patients 65 and older frequently receive this diagnosis.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. today announced the addition of D. Robert Hale, Partner of ValueAct Capital, to its board of directors and the resignation of Jeffrey W. Ubben, CEO and CIO of ValueAct Capital.

Did you know that about 73% of antibiotics are inappropriately prescribed every year?

Every house has that half-used bottle of antibiotics sitting in the back of the medicine cabinet.

There are immense oppurtunities to transform the inhaler into a tool that tracks patients' use of asthma and COPD medications.

The first thing one pharmacist did when a patient came in with a serious allergic reaction to a bee sting was administer epinephrine. The second action, which likely saved the woman's life, was to convince her that she needed to go to a hospital.

Promacta use now includes young children with chronic immune thrombocytopenia.

Findings could lead to more effective treatments for diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis.

New cancer detection technique may reduce the need for costly low-dose CT scans.

This Pharmacy Podcast Show episode features Joseph Friedman, founding member principal and chief operations officer at PDI Medical.

The FDA has accepted Allergan's resubmission to approve the use of onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) for lower limb spasticity in adults.

The role of the health-system pharmacist in providing transitions-of-care services is expanding rapidly.

Student leaders from Touro College of Pharmacy walked away with numerous top awards and scholarships at the conclusion of the 2015 Student National Pharmaceutical Association national conference.

Prescription revenues provide insight on the power of top retail pharmacy businesses.

Approximately 1 in 4 individuals will develop atrial fibrillation. Most disconcerting is their potential for hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, as this risk increases up to 5-fold in AF patients.

Processing speed found to hinder MS patients in everyday life.

Process could lead to new treatments for diabetes and other diseases.

Walgreens found to be noncompliant with rules requiring pharmacists to perform consultations with patients receiving new prescriptions.

Proper nutrition leads to improved outcomes and increased CD4 T-cell counts.

Top infectious diseases articles for pharmacotherapy from last year.

Researchers evaluate how cancer cells adapt and survive in a new bone environment.

Seven lucky high school students interested in a health care career recently won college scholarships through AmerisourceBergen's Good Neighbor Pharmacy (GNP) 2015 scholarship program.

AstraZeneca today announced the appointment of Sean Bohen MD, PhD, as Executive Vice President of Global Medicines Development and Chief Medical Officer. He will join the company on 15 September.

GlaxoSmithKline plc today announced an agreement with Novartis Pharma AG, a subsidiary of Novartis AG, to divest its rights in ofatumumab for auto-immune indications, including multiple sclerosis.

Pfizer Inc. today announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission terminated the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to Pfizer's pending acquisition of Hospira.

The FDA has fast-tracked Cempra's solithromycin to treat community acquired bacterial pneumonia.

Walgreens will pay a $500,000 settlement concerning a civil complaint that the retail pharmacy giant was not compliant with California regulations related to pharmacist consultations.