Fear Of Hypoglycemia A Barrier To Exercise For Type 1 Diabetics According to a new study, published in the November issue of Diabetes Care, a majority of diabetics avoid physical activity because they worry about exercise-induced hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and severe consequences including loss of consciousness.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Questions Safety, Efficacy For Off-Label Uses Of Prescription Drugs A new study published on Tuesday in the journal Pharmacotherapy lists 14 medications commonly prescribed for off-label uses that require additional testing to prove their safety and effectiveness for such uses, USA Today reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVAT Reduction - National Pharmacy Association Advice To Members, UK On the reduction of VAT to 15%, as announced in the Chancellor's Pre-budget Report, Raj Nutan, Head of Business Development at the National Pharmacy Association, said: "HMRC has confirmed that there is no legal requirement for pharmacies to pass on these savings, as pricing decisions to consumers are made by individual businesses - so we will not instruct our members to do so. However, we would advise pharmacists to consider the image that they are portraying.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStatement On Publication Of National Audit Office Report: 'End Of Life Care' - Help The Hospices, UK Help the Hospices, the leading charity supporting hospice care throughout the UK, welcomes yeasterday's (Wednesday 26 November) publication of the first ever National Audit Office report on care at the end of life, the most in-depth study of its kind to look at this issue.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comERYtech Pharma Presents A New Advance In The Treatment Of Sickle Cell Anaemia ERYtech Pharma has been chosen to present the first pre-clinical results obtained with its product GR-ARA1 on sickle cell anaemia during the 50th annual congress of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), to be held in San Francisco (USA) from 6 to 9 December 2008.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEditorials, Opinion Pieces Discuss Health Care Overhaul Efforts Summaries of several recent editorials and opinion pieces about efforts to overhaul the U.S.
health care system appear below. Editorials Indianapolis Star: President-elect Barack Obama signaled that he is "serious about his campaign promise to make [
health care] a first-term priority" by reportedly selecting former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.
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