There are quite a few Healthcare Observances this month. Be sure to take a look so that you have the resources to educate your patients.
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May 2012 Awareness Calendar
April 30th, 2012 
John Buck
Posted in Associations & Groups, Featured, Professions, Specialties, Well Being 
Tags: May 2012 Awareness 
No Comments »Three in Five Americans Misuse Their Prescription Drugs
April 25th, 2012 John Buck
Quest Diagnostics Health Trends™ analysis finds many women and men of all ages, income levels and health plan coverage use pain and other prescription medications contrary to clinician orders, potentially putting their health at risk. Results of a national study of nearly 76,000 laboratory tests for monitoring prescription drug use indicate that the majority of [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Featured, Home Care, Lab, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Ortho/Rehab, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory, Speech/Language/Hearing, Women's Health Tags: Prescription Drug Misuse, Quest Diagnostics Health Trends No Comments »High Blood Pressure Often Missed in Children and Adolescents
April 17th, 2012 John Buck
High blood pressure in children and adolescents is a growing health problem that is often overlooked by physicians, according to a University of Michigan Health System article published in American Family Physician that offers doctors a guide to catching and treating hypertension early. A child’s blood pressure reading may appear normal, but when it’s factored [...]
Posted in Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Featured, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pediatrics, Physician Assistant Tags: Family Practice, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, University of Michigan Health System No Comments »Zip Code Important in Childhood Obesity
April 11th, 2012 John Buck
Nearly 18% of US school-aged children and adolescents are obese, as the rate of childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The prevalence of obesity puts children at greater risk of developing heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, stroke and other illnesses, and of suffering severe obesity as adults. New study results [...]
Posted in Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Featured, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Speech/Language/Hearing Tags: Brian Saelens PhD, childhood obesity, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Zip Code No Comments »Express Scripts Wins FTC Clearance, Closes $29 Billion Deal
April 2nd, 2012 John Buck
The Express Scripts/Medco merger has been approved by the FTC. Today’s news has already generated a lot of excitement on Wall Street and in the business periodicals – most are focusing on the stock values and how it will effect its closest competitor, CVS. Ironically, very little space has been dedicated to the impact it [...]
Posted in Associations & Groups, Featured, Pharmacy, Professions, Specialties Tags: Edwin Chapman, Express Scripts, Medco, PBM No Comments »
