http://azrph.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:11:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/cancrsurv.htm http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2008/r081117.htm http://sph.bu.edu/index.php?option=com_InsiderNews&articleid=1608&task=view&id=623&Itemid=366 http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/medicine-health/articles/drug-trial-shows-dramatic-reduction-risks-posed-hidden-heart-disease http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/music-cardiovascular.htm http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=726492 http://www.cambridgecancerresearchinstitute.org/news/cracking_tamoxifen_code http://www.brighamandwomens.org/Pressreleases/PressRelease.aspx?PageID=417 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- A practice guideline on the use of second-generation antidepressants, issued here this week by the American College of Physicians, has earned cheers as well as jeers from psychiatrists. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Depression/11863 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) today unseated the longest serving current member of the House, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), an automaker ally, to lead the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee in the next Congress. http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/HealthPolicy/11862 The six-week open enrollment period for Medicare Part D is under way and seniors are facing the annual task of evaluating prescription plans to nail down their choices for the coming year. Medicare enrollees have until Dec. 31 to review their current plan for any changes in cost or coverage ... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130221.php SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- In vitro fertilization is associated with an increased risk of ovarian malignancies, particularly borderline tumors -- but the absolute risk of these uncommon malignancies remains small, a large study showed. http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASRM/11861 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Organizations representing health insurers have agreed that it is time to offer coverage to all Americans regardless of pre-existing illness or medical history, a move that appeared to be a major policy shift. http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/HealthPolicy/11860 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Patients with severe, refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) found some relief of symptoms after stimulation of the brain's subthalamic nucleus, a small preliminary study showed. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/GeneralNeurology/11859 The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Monday examined some of the challenges facing independent pharmacies nationwide, such as growing competition from large chain and mail-order pharmacies, decreased reimbursement rates, and increased state and federal regulations. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130139.php WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Some FDA reviewers of devices and diagnostic products have protested to a congressional committee that they have been pressured into approval recommendations that were against their best scientific judgments. http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/DevicesandVaccines/11858 See Web site for additional information http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/shortages/default.htm#Levoleucovorin See web site for additional information http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/shortages/default.htm#Leucovorin SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Several new studies suggest that exposure to bisphenol A may reduce fertility in both men and women, but this association needs to be further examined, researchers cautioned. http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASRM/11853 Recognizing November 20th as the 33rd Great American Smokeout sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the National Community Pharmacists Association House of Delegates has approved a resolution asking its pharmacist members consider refraining from selling tobacco products in their pharmacies. "Community pharmacies are renowned for helping their patients ... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130101.php