The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) announced the three winners of the first Innovative Medication Adherence Educators Challenge, a competition designed to highlight the best practices in medication adherence teaching among the nation’s 127 colleges and schools of pharmacy. The winners include: The University of Arizona [...]
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AACP, NCPA Announce Winners of Adherence Educators Challenge
May 15th, 2012 
John BuckNew Cochlear Implant Surgical Option Engineered for Atraumaticity
May 15th, 2012 John BuckMED-EL Corporation announced that the FDA approval of the new FLEX24 and FLEX28 electrode arrays. The new surgical option will be coming to the US market soon for use with the MAESTRO™ Cochlear Implant System. The FLEX electrode design incorporates FLEX-Tip™ technology and MED-EL’s exclusive wave-shaped wires. The electrode arrays feature paired electrode contacts for [...]
Test Predicts Arthritis at Much Earlier Stage
May 15th, 2012 John BuckArthritis Awareness Month: More than 27 million adults currently suffer from osteoarthritis, which is the most common form of arthritis. In the past, doctors have been unable to diagnose patients with arthritis until they begin to show symptoms, which include joint pain and stiffness. By the time these symptoms are present, it is often too [...]
NIH Research Featured in HBO Documentary Series “The Weight of the Nation” (Trailer)
May 15th, 2012 John Buck
The Weight of the Nation documentary series and public awareness campaign by the cable network HBO, launching this week, features National Institutes of Health research showing how obesity affects the country’s health and how interventions can turn the tide against obesity and its complications. The network, in consultation with NIH and other major health organizations, [...]
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No Comments »Matching Depressed Patients with the Best Antidepressant
May 15th, 2012 John BuckMental Health Awareness Month: UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists are leading a national clinical trial to find biomarkers that can better predict how people suffering from depression will respond to medications so physicians eventually can personalize treatments. The new trial, launched at UT Southwestern and three other US institutions, is an effort to bring clinical [...]
