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April 24, 2013
The Foundation for Health Smart Consumers' Inspire Program to launch at RCEC

The Foundation for Health Smart Consumers has announced a major expansion of its smoking cessation initiative through the Inspire Program, which will launch at the annual Retail Clinician Education Congress held in May in Las Vegas.

March 21, 2013
University of Nebraska Medical Center implements outcome-oriented treatment model with Walgreens

In collaboration with Walgreens, the University of Nebraska Medical Center unveiled a new treatment model to help positively impact clinical outcomes for hypertension and Type 2 diabetes patients through a program made possible by a National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation grant.

February 21, 2013
Unilever's Dove uncovers the truth about body cleansers

Dove, a Unilever brand, has launched a multiplatform, social media marketing campaign to reveal the “truth” about the body cleansers consumers purchase. The “Dove Truth Files: Reveal the Truth, Reap the Rewards” campaign asks women to put their detective skills to the test comparing their bar and body wash to Dove brand Body Wash and Beauty Bars to see which provides superior care for their skin for a chance to win more than 20,000 instant prizes.

November 14, 2012
Study: Vitamin D deficiency linked to clogged arteries in people with diabetes

People with diabetes often develop clogged arteries that cause heart disease, and new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that low vitamin D levels are to blame.

November 13, 2012
Study: Graphic, stop-smoking images more effective than cancer-warning text

Health warning labels on cigarette packages that use pictures to show the health consequences of smoking are effective in reaching adult smokers, according to the results of a new study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

February 16, 2012
Nearly 23 million Americans suffering from untreated hearing loss

Though an estimated 26.7 million Americans ages 50 years and older have hearing loss, only about 1-in-7 of them uses a hearing aid, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers that was released Monday.

December 13, 2011
L'Oréal-UNESCO name Princeton professor as 2012 North American Laureate

The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science partnership has announced the five women scientists from around the world who will receive the 2012 L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards in Life Sciences.

September 28, 2011
Study: No cognitive benefit with tight blood-glucose control

Intensive control of blood-sugar levels beyond standard targets provides no additional protection against cognitive decline in older people with diabetes than standard treatment, according to a national study coordinated by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center that was published online in the The Lancet Neurology.

September 1, 2011
Study: PPIs shift NSAID stomach damage to small intestine; probiotics possible solution

Proton-pump inhibitors may aggravate, not soothe, stomach discomfort created through chronic use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for such conditions as arthritis, according to research released Thursday.

August 18, 2011
Researcher: Cancer patients ought to confer with doctors on supplement use

Acai berry, cumin, herbal tea, turmeric and long-term use of garlic may negatively impact chemotherapy treatment, according to a new report released Wednesday that originally was presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago this summer.

June 3, 2011
HbA1C test may not be useful among dialysis patients with diabetes

The gold standard long-term glucose monitoring test for patients with diabetes proved to be of limited value in dialysis patients, according to a new study at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center released Wednesday.

May 31, 2011
Researchers find link between flu, asthma

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have discovered the reason why influenza may induce asthma attacks among children.

May 26, 2011
Men may have higher risk of allergies than women, study finds

A recent Quest Diagnostics "Health Trends Report" released Wednesday raised the possibility that men have a higher risk for allergies than women or that men, as a function of their gender, require different reporting standards when evaluated for allergies with increasingly used blood tests.

May 11, 2011
UCB’s Cimzia improves rheumatoid arthritis condition among patients in study

Patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who respond to 12 weeks of treatment with a drug made by UCB are more likely to show improvement in their condition in the long run, according to results of a study published in the Journal of Rheumatology.

April 19, 2011
CRN, ASN honor two researchers for work in supplement industry

The Council for Responsible Nutrition and the American Society for Nutrition on Monday recognized two researchers for their work in the supplement industry.

December 20, 2010
Amylin's lipodystrophy treatment granted orphan-drug, fast-track designations

Drug maker Amylin Pharmaceuticals has submitted the first of a series of sections of a regulatory approval application for a biotech drug to treat patients with a rare lipid disorder.

December 14, 2010
Smoking prevalence among teens may rise, study finds

The very substantial decrease in teen smoking that began in the mid-1990s has come to a halt among younger teens in the United States, and some evidence of a possible increase in their smoking was observed this year, announced researchers that were part of the "Monitoring the Future" study on Tuesday.

October 4, 2010
PSE sales tracking system nabs meth ring

Arkansas state police apprehended and arrested a methamphetamine ring, which had been attempting to acquire...

July 22, 2010
Study: Two therapies may slow diabetic retinopathy in Type 2 diabetes

In high-risk adults with Type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow...

May 2, 2010
Latinos at great risk of developing diabetes-related vision issues, study finds

Latinos have higher rates of developing visual impairment, blindness, diabetic eye disease and cataracts than...

April 19, 2010
Vitamin K may reduce risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

In the first study of vitamin K and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma risk, researchers at the Mayo...

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