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Cheap Drug Beats Pricey One In Treating Vision Loss In Elderly

A government-sponsored study released yesterday compared Lucentis, a drug approved to treat a common form of blindness in the elderly called macular degeneration, to Avastin, a cancer drug eye doctors have been using to treat [+]

Medical Students Pay Close Attention: Will Rogers at Work

Old school "horse sense" vs. The latest medical/scientific technology...80 years ago, but the spirit is the same. Will Rogers and his old aunt show there is more to doctorin' than textbooks and laboratories. You can actually [+]

How Quick Response codes can help pharma engage with patients

QR codes skirt the entry limitations; patients can interact with chosen information at their own pace. For this reason, pharma companies should aim to have specific QR codes for each product imprinted on prescription bottles, boxes, [+]

What are these pills anyway?

The National Institute of Health has put together a Beta website http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/ to help patients identify the drugs in the cabinet. The website is Flash driven and is very easy to use.  Simply click the characteristics [+]

Technologies to make Medications safer for your patient

Medicinal technologies have a big hand in the treatment and recovery of a patient. From immediate pain relief to long term cure, medicines can help an individual achieve sound health. As much [+]

COWs enable better health care

No, not the mooing beef creature! Computers on Wheels. A West Tennessee hospital institution is adopting a new Bedside Medication Verification system that ensures the right medication, right patient, right time, right route, [+]

A step forward for patient security in Europe

For every physician and patient, reduction of medical error is a priority issue. 10% of diagnoses and prescriptions are estimated to be flawed. Similarly, it is important to prevent data mis-transmission as well as to [+]
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