NPA Pharmacy Technician Of The Year Award, UK The NPA Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award recognises the valuable contribution technicians make to their pharmacy and to the wider community. The award has been developed in conjunction with the Training Matters Body Systems CPD module series in Training Matters and is sponsored by Actavis.To enter, pharmacy technicians are asked to complete a series of multi-choice questions and tie breaker.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBreastfeeding Rates Negatively Impacted By Part-Time Work Even part-time work can have a negative effect on breastfeeding rates, says new studyPart-time and casual work among new mothers has almost as big a negative impact on breastfeeding rates as returning to work full-time, says a new study led by the University of Melbourne.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDrug Consumption In Norway Medicines to the value of 17.4 billion Norwegian kroners (NOK) were sold last year in Norway - the equivalent of 3, 700 kroner per inhabitant. The increase in 2007 was 3.4 percent compared to 2006. These figures come from the Wholesaler-based Drug Statistics maintained by the Norwegian Institute of Public
Health.Measured in defined daily doses (DDD), turnover increased in 2007 by 4.9 percent and in 2006 the increase was 4.1 percent.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMaine Gov. Signs Law Allowing Midwives Access To Certain Medications Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) on Wednesday signed into law a bill (LD 2253) that gives state pharmacists the authority to provide certified professional midwives with certain medications for pregnant women and infants for administration during home births, the Bangor Daily News reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFor Mother's Day, The Gift Of Health With the prevalence of diabetes rapidly increasing, an alarming number of pregnancies are also becoming affected, leading to increased
health risks for both the mothers and their unborn children. The seriousness of this problem is brought home by a new study being published in the May issue of the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) Diabetes Care, which shows a doubling of the number of pregnant women with diabetes over a seven-year period.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWall Street Journal Examines Increased Media Coverage Of Surrogacy, Renewed 'Debate' Over Practice The Wall Street Journal on Friday examined how increased media coverage of surrogacy is "rekindl[ing] the debate over the morality" of the practice. According to the Journal, the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEndogun Medical Systems Ltd. Receives FDA Approval For Next-Generation Soft Tissue Attachment Device Endogun Medical Systems Ltd., a leading developer and manufacturer of novel solutions for minimally-invasive fastening of soft tissue, today announced that it has received FDA clearance to market in the USA its next-generation, single-incision, trans-vaginal Endofast Reliant device for soft tissue reinforcement and attachment.
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