Health & Wellness

02/24/2011 - 11:52am
Takeda seeks FDA approval for hypertension treatment

Drug maker Takeda has filed for regulatory approval of a drug to treat hypertension, the company said Wednesday.

02/24/2011 - 11:28am
Weis Lifestyle Initiatives now part of pharmacy division

Weis Markets streamlined its internal connection between wellness and pharmacy earlier this year with an organizational restructure that folded the Weis Lifestyle Initiatives department, led by registered dietitian Karen Buch, into the grocer’s pharmacy division.

02/23/2011 - 1:51pm
Study: Hemoglobin A1C may not effectively diagnose kids with diabetes

A convenient blood-glucose test commonly used to diagnose diabetes and prediabetes may not be the best way to diagnose children, according to a new study.

02/23/2011 - 1:04pm
Onglyza gets label update

The makers behind a popular Type 2 diabetes treatment have included data from two clinical studies in an update to the drug's prescribing information.

02/23/2011 - 11:08am
Study: Amphetamine use could pose Parkinson's disease risk

Use of amphetamines could increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study.

02/22/2011 - 4:33pm
New cardiovascular risk calculator now available online

In line with American Heart Month, Boehringer Ingelheim's Micardis has introduced a cardiovascular risk-reduction calculator, designed to assess patients' cardiovascular risk.

02/22/2011 - 3:41pm
Survey: Docs aren’t telling obese patients to lose weight

A new Harris Poll published Tuesday suggested that many doctors are doing little or nothing to help their overweight patients to lose weight.

02/22/2011 - 12:26pm
Zipnosis, Park Nicollet Health Services team up with Minn. service cooperative

Zipnosis, which offers online access to mainstream medicine by providing consumers with simple and convenient online diagnosis and treatment of common health needs, and Park Nicollet Health Services have announced a new initiative with Resource Training and Solutions that will bring online health care to people living in central Minnesota.

02/22/2011 - 11:57am
Medco's Q4, fiscal-year sales rise

Sales at Medco Health Solutions increased to $16.9 billion during fourth quarter 2010 and to $66 billion for the fiscal year as a whole, representing respective 11.1% and 10.3% increases over the same periods the year before, the pharmacy benefit manager said Tuesday.

02/22/2011 - 10:59am
Road to Healthy Skin Tour kicks off once again

The Skin Cancer Foundation's Road to Healthy Skin Tour, presented by Aveeno and Rite Aid, hits the road once again in March, providing free full-body skin cancer screenings and informing the public on the latest skin cancer information.

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