Wall Street Journal Examines Efforts To Encourage Adoption Of Electronic Prescribing Technology The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined several factors that are pushing physicians to adopt electronic prescribing technology, reporting that while the "possible benefits to doctors and patients are clear," there are obstacles that "hinder widespread adoption." Fewer than 10%, or about 35,000, of U.S. physicians currently use e-prescribing technology.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Ties Herpes Virus to Emerging Form of Diabetes Title: Study Ties Herpes Virus to Emerging Form of Diabetes
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Source: www.medicinenet.comLong-Term Risk Of Death In Men Appears To Be Increased By Low Testosterone Men may not live as long if they have low testosterone, regardless of their age, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.The new study, from Germany, adds to the scientific evidence linking deficiency of this sex hormone with increased death from all causes over time - so-called "all-cause mortality.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDrug Makers Lobbying States To Restrict Use Of Lower-Cost Generic Alternatives Pharmaceutical companies, which "have been waging war against inexpensive generic
drugs for years at the national level," are now "taking their fights to the states, promoting proposals that would" bar pharmacists from automatically replacing
prescriptions for brand-name
drugs with generics, the Baltimore Sun reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMURs Double In Wales Although MURs have remained well below target; figures for the 2007/8 financial year reveal that MURs claimed for in Wales exceeded 60,000 and that this was an increase of 99% on 2006/7.Steve Simmonds, NPA Head of Professional Services (Wales) said: "In the past year a number of Welsh pharmacies have had a concerted focus on increasing MUR numbers, however, the picture on the ground remains very mixed.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comOlder Men With Low Testosterone Benefit From Testosterone Replacement In older men with low testosterone levels, testosterone replacement therapy improves their risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to two new studies. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.Testosterone deficiency becomes more common with age, occurring in 18 percent of 70-year-olds, said a coauthor of both studies, Farid Saad, PhD, of Berlin-headquartered Bayer Schering Pharma.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDiabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls Title: Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
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Created: 6/18/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2008
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