An experimental, lab-made molecule was able to stick to certain inflammatory proteins and reduce acute breathing problems among people with a type of moderate-to-severe asthma, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their findings were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, coinciding with their presentation of the study [...]
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Pitt/UPMC Study IDs Potential Asthma Treatment
May 21st, 2013 
John BuckInnovations & Technology: Report Suggests Neutral IV Connector is Safest
May 21st, 2013 John BuckResearch on different types of IV connectors led a Johns Hopkins cancer center to pilot a “neutral pressure” IV connector, according to a scientific presentation at the annual meeting of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS). Since the Hopkins poster was presented at the ONS meeting, The Johns Hopkins Hospital has adopted the IV connector hospital-wide. [...]
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Tags: Bloodstream Infection, InVision Plus, IV Connector, Neutral Pressure, Oncology, ONS, Product, RyMed 
No Comments »Vermont Death-with-Dignity Bill Signed into Law
May 20th, 2013 John BuckVermont Gov. Peter Shumlin’s signing into law of the nation’s first death-with-dignity bill passed by a legislature is a “breakthrough” moment, according to the nation’s leading end-of-life choice advocacy group, Compassion & Choices. Vermont also will become the first eastern state and fourth state nationwide where aid in dying clearly is legal and accessible starting [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Tags: Choice, Compassion, Death with Dignity, Vermont No Comments »Over One Million Seniors Have Problems with Medicare ‘Preferred Pharmacy’ Drug Plans
May 20th, 2013 John BuckNational Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA issued the following statement today regarding a survey by Hart Research Associates regarding Medicare Part D “preferred pharmacy” drug plans, which often exclude independent community pharmacies from offering patients the plan’s lowest advertised co-payments: “Officials with Medicare and MedPAC, 16 US Senators and more [...]
Posted in Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Pharmacy, Professions, Specialties Tags: Medicare, MedPAC, NCPA, PDP, Pharmacy, Preferred Drug Plan No Comments »7 Top Posts from NEWS-Line: May 12-18
May 20th, 2013 John BuckHere are the most read and most shared posts from May 12 through May 18. Please “Like” and “Share” on your favorite Social pages. Actress Angelina Jolie Has Preventive Double Mastectomy What do you think about Jolie’s decision? Was it a wise choice or an unnecessary procedure? Comment below. Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie [...]
