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NewsChronic conditions soaring in children, study says
Environmental factors as well as greater access to care in the last two decades are partly to blame for a spike in obesity, asthma, behavioral disorders and other chronic conditions in U.S. children, Read more...
Los Angeles arena plays host to free care for thousands of homeless, uninsured patients
Not that heathcare providers--or society at large--needed a reminder that there are vast unserved needs among the among the homeless and uninsured, but they surely got one this week. About 1,500 Read more...
Children 10 to 19 not receiving adequate care
A report released by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine says that children between the ages of 10 and 19 are not receiving adequate medical care. Specifically, their care Read more...
Study: More than half of insureds on chronic-care meds
A new study suggests that for the first time, more than half of insured Americans are regularly taking prescriptions for chronic health problems. The most popular drugs include those used to lower Read more...
| Press ReleasesMerck’s Dulera Occupies Advantaged Tiers in Many Private Plans Despite Lack of Internal Review by Most MCOsSixty-two Percent of Surveyed Pharmacy Directors Expect to Reimburse Boehringer Ingelheim’s Olodaterol/Tiotropium When It Launches in 2013, According to a New Report from HealthLeaders-InterStudy and Read more >> iMPak Health Announces first NFC Enabled Health and Wellness ApplicationNEPTUNE, N.J., April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- iMPak Health, LLC announced today the launch of their new SleepTrak Product, the first Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile health Read more >> A Higher Percentage of Surveyed Physicians Than Surveyed MCO Pharmacy Directors Select Advair/Seretide/Adoair as the MostSurveyed Physicians Who Identified Advair/Seretide/Adoair or Symbicort As the Most Efficacious Asthma Therapy Indicate High Levels of Satisfaction Across All Efficacy Attributes, According to Read more >> El Camino Hospital Offers Revolutionary New Asthma TreatmentAmong the first hospitals in Northern California with help for severe asthma sufferers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- El Camino Hospital has been selected as one of the first hospitals in Read more >> Research and Markets: Asthma: Clinician's Desk Reference: Asthma Now Effects Around 7.2% of the World's PopulationDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ddd8fd/asthma_clinician) has announced the addition of the "Asthma: Clinician's Desk Reference" book to Read more >> |
