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Acetaminophen In Pregnancy Linked To ADHD In Kids, Study Finds
Children whose mothers took Tylenol during pregnancy were more likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, researchers found. Read More »
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Apple Tightens Acceptance Of Drug Guides For App Store
As part of stricter enforcement of developer policies for its App Store, Apple has been rejecting medical and health apps that provide information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, according to a recent article in CiteWorld. Read More »
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As Database Robs Real Pain Patients Of Privacy, Junkies Switch To Heroin
Drug addicts always find a way. Like gun control, most drug laws do nothing but make life harder for law-abiding citizens. Read More »
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Big Data Impacting Healthcare
It is generally agreed that bigger is better. When it comes to data, big data can be a challenge as well as a boon for healthcare. As Meaningful Use drives electronic documentation and technologies grow to support it, big data is a reality that has to be managed to be meaningful. Read More »
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Collaborative Drugs Management "Reduces Errors By Nearly 80%"
A new, more collaborative approach to medicines management for hospitalised patients has been shown to reduce medication errors by nearly 80%. Read More »
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Corporate Influence On Medicine
[...] Over the last couple of years, medicine as a profession has stood on the shore of a kind of health-systems continental drift. As a profession, we doctors have tried to keep doing what we have been doing, perhaps with a belief that our coastal province will eventually come (back) under our individual control. Read More »
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Dazed And Confused: Drugs In Drinking Water
Drugs in Drinking Water: There is an unhealthy cocktail of drugs in your drinking water. With each sip, you self-medicate with anti-anxiety and even psychotropic drugs. Read More »
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Digital Health Records’ Risks Emerge As Deaths Blamed On Systems
When Scot Silverstein’s 84-year-old mother, Betty, starting mixing up her words, he worried she was having a stroke. So he rushed her to Abington Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania... Read More »
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Don’t Give More Patients Statins
ON Tuesday, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued new cholesterol guidelines that essentially declared, in one fell swoop, that millions of healthy Americans should immediately start taking pills — namely statins — for undefined health “benefits.” Read More »
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Drowned In A Stream Of Prescriptions
“We have a significant travesty being done in this country with how the diagnosis is being made and the meds are being administered,” said Dr. Parker, a psychiatrist in Virginia Beach. “I think it’s an abnegation of trust. The public needs to say this is totally unacceptable and walk out.”
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Drug Cops Want Open Access To Your Medical Records
stories about ADHD drugs like Ritalin and Adderall, a number of politicians, pundits, and public health activists have demanded better monitoring of doctors and patients. [...] Read More »
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ECRI Institute Releases Top 10 Health Technology Hazards Report For 2013
While today’s health technology advances provide countless new ways to improve patient care, some also create new opportunities for harm. And with the evolution of healthcare information technology systems such as electronic health records (EHRs), there’s a growing level of complexity and opportunity for error.
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EHR Defaults Cause Medication, Patient Safety Errors
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority’s newest analysis shows troubling news for providers who rely on basic EHR shortcuts such as automatically populated default fields. Read More »
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How Much Are Misaligned Incentives In Health Care Costing Tax Payers?
On Christmas Eve, I took care of a patient who had just undergone surgery for an infected artificial shoulder. He was to be discharged on intravenous antibiotics three times a day for six weeks. [...] The total cost of this is approximately $7000 for nursing visits, antibiotics and supplies... Read More »
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In Health Care, Price Transparency Alone Isn’t Enough
As startups and consumer advocates push for more transparency in health care pricing, a study in the Journal of Consumer Research looks at how the price of medication can influence consumers’ perceived health risk. Read More »
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