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Community pharmacy, also known as retail pharmacy, is the most common type of pharmacy that allows the public access to their medications and advice about their health. Traditionally known as a chemist, it is the healthcare facility that is responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical service to a specific community group or region.

Personal health data in Google Health profile can easily be transferred to Microsoft HealthVault account

Microsoft Corp. today announced that people using the Google Health service, scheduled to be discontinued Jan. 1, 2012, can easily transfer their personal health information stored in a Google Health profile to a Microsoft HealthVault account using the Direct Project messaging protocols established by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.

18 Jul 2011

Cardinal Health opens The Center for the Advancement of Molecular Imaging in Phoenix

Today in Phoenix, Cardinal Health opened The Center for the Advancement of Molecular Imaging – a new, first-of-its-kind collaboration laboratory that will expedite the development of nuclear imaging agents that treat complex diseases like cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders.

18 Jul 2011

Medicaid cuts raise physician ire in Puerto Rico

Also in Medicaid news: In Alabama, an examination of pharmacy receipts leads to reduced costs. But in Texas, some hospital systems are bracing for the impact of Medicaid cuts currently under discussion in the debt-ceiling talks.

15 Jul 2011

CVS Caremark adds Access' MuGard to pharmacy benefit network

ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary drug-delivery platforms to develop treatments in areas of oncology, cancer supportive care and diabetes, announced that its lead product for oral mucositis, MuGard, has been added to CVS Caremark's pharmacy benefit network.

15 Jul 2011

Chronic self-reported NSAID use associated with increased risk of adverse events in hypertensive patients with CAD

A study published in the July issue of The American Journal of Medicine, reports that among hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease, chronic self-reported use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was associated with an increased risk of adverse events during long-term follow-up. Long-term NSAID use is common for treatment of chronic pain.

13 Jul 2011

Study about impact of drug shortages on U.S. health systems

Increasing drug shortages are impacting patient care and increasing costs to the nation's health system, according to a new study released today by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

13 Jul 2011

UNC receives $32 million federal grant to eradicate HIV infection

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been awarded a $32 million, five-year federal grant to develop ways to cure people with HIV by purging the virus hiding in the immune systems of patients taking antiretroviral therapy.

12 Jul 2011

Generics as a way to lower health care costs

As the nation seeks to expand health care coverage to more citizens without adding burdensome costs, researchers from Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital and CVS Caremark reported that preventative health care may be significantly less costly than previously thought, due to expanded use of cost-effective generic medications for the treatment and prevention of chronic disease.

8 Jul 2011

New technologies could bring innovative sensors, devices for 'lab-on-a-chip' applications

Researchers are developing new technologies that combine a laser and electric fields to manipulate fluids and tiny particles such as bacteria, viruses and DNA for a range of potential applications, from drug manufacturing to food safety.

6 Jul 2011

High-dose aspirin could help prevent cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients

In some cases, an apple a day may keep the doctor away, but for people with diabetes, regular, over-the-counter Aspirin may also do the job.

6 Jul 2011

More evidence needed to determine how diets can reduce hypertension in individuals

New research by a University of Kent pharmacist should reveal more evidence about how diets can reduce blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease in different individuals.

6 Jul 2011

Obama administration turns bright spotlight on prescription painkiller abuse

The Obama administration turned a bright spotlight on prescription painkiller abuse in April when the Office of National Drug Control Policy released a national action plan and a statement from Vice President Joe Biden.

2 Jul 2011

New book explores research into viral nanoparticles

Viruses that attack plants, insects, mammals and bacteria are proving effective platforms for delivering medicines and imaging chemicals to specific cells in the body, as building blocks for tiny battery electrodes and computer data storage devices, and other nanotechnologies.

1 Jul 2011

Aetna acquires Prodigy Health Group

Aetna today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Prodigy Health Group, the nation's largest independent third party administrator (TPA) of self-funded health care plans.

29 Jun 2011

Drug labels sometimes lack key safety warnings: Consumer Reports Health

It's comparable to driving a car without a seatbelt—a new investigation from Consumer Reports Health finds that drug labels sometimes lack key safety warnings and some pharmacies fail to include the medication guides required by the federal government.

28 Jun 2011

NEVHC, CHCN select NextGen technology to support Meaningful Use

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced that Northeast Valley Health Corporation and Community Health Center Network have selected NextGen technology to support their Meaningful Use and business growth initiatives.

28 Jun 2011

Centric Health to acquire DNPI Group assets

Centric Health Corporation, Canada's leading diversified healthcare company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement through a wholly owned subsidiary to acquire certain assets of Dedicated National Pharmacies Inc., Methadrug Clinic Limited and Union Medical Pharmacy Inc. from the court-appointed receiver of the DNPI Group, Grant Thornton Limited (the "Receiver").

27 Jun 2011

State highlights: Calif. insurance regulatory system criticized

The two-headed beast that regulates health insurance in California is under fire. For the first time in a decade, healthcare leaders in Sacramento are publicly asking whether it's time to junk overlapping bureaucracies that police health insurers and HMOs (Helfand, 6/23).

24 Jun 2011

Department of Defense awards Impel Phase II SBIR grant for blood-brain barrier bypass technology

Impel NeuroPharma, a medical device company whose technology is designed to enable pharmaceutical drugs to bypass the blood-brain barrier and enter the central nervous system (CNS), today announced that it was selected to receive a Phase II Small Business Investigational Research (SBIR) grant from the Department of Defense's Chemical and Biological Defense SBIR Program entitled, "Blood Brain Barrier Drug Delivery of Therapeutics for Chemical Warfare Agents."

24 Jun 2011

ViroPharma receives positive European CHMP opinion for Buccolam to treat acute seizures

ViroPharma Incorporated today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of a Pediatric Use Marketing Authorization (PUMA) for Buccolam, for treatment of prolonged, acute, convulsive seizures in infants, toddlers, children and adolescents, from 3 months to less than 18 years.

24 Jun 2011

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Personal health data in Google Health profile can easily be transferred to Microsoft HealthVault account

Cardinal Health opens The Center for the Advancement of Molecular Imaging in Phoenix

Medicaid cuts raise physician ire in Puerto Rico

CVS Caremark adds Access' MuGard to pharmacy benefit network

Chronic self-reported NSAID use associated with increased risk of adverse events in hypertensive patients with CAD

Study about impact of drug shortages on U.S. health systems

UNC receives $32 million federal grant to eradicate HIV infection

Generics as a way to lower health care costs

New technologies could bring innovative sensors, devices for 'lab-on-a-chip' applications

High-dose aspirin could help prevent cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients

More evidence needed to determine how diets can reduce hypertension in individuals

Obama administration turns bright spotlight on prescription painkiller abuse

New book explores research into viral nanoparticles

Aetna acquires Prodigy Health Group

Drug labels sometimes lack key safety warnings: Consumer Reports Health

NEVHC, CHCN select NextGen technology to support Meaningful Use

Centric Health to acquire DNPI Group assets

State highlights: Calif. insurance regulatory system criticized

Department of Defense awards Impel Phase II SBIR grant for blood-brain barrier bypass technology

ViroPharma receives positive European CHMP opinion for Buccolam to treat acute seizures

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