Postmenopausal Women's Loss Of Sexual Desire Affects Health, Quality Of Life Women with low levels of sexual desire, often as a result of menopause, are more likely to be depressed and to suffer physical symptoms such as back pain and memory problems than women who report higher levels of desire, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMedicare Prescription Drug Benefit 'Doughnut Hole' Prompts Many Beneficiaries To End Treatment With Medications BusinessWeek on Wednesday examined how many Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the
prescription drug benefit do not take necessary medications after they reach the "doughnut hole" coverage gap, in which they must cover the full cost of their treatments. According to an
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPharmaceutical Safety Company Shares Insight Into European Quality Assurance Regulations Drug Safety Alliance (DSA), a global leader in pharmaceutical safety and pharmacovigilance, was invited to share their extensive insight into quality assurance protocols in Europe with the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) at their annual conference held recently in Boston.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLive Webcast Of A Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy To Correct Severe Lower Back Pain Sergio Gonzalez-Arias, M.D., chief of neurological surgery and medical director of Baptist Hospital's Neuroscience Center, will perform a minimally invasive lumbar discectomy on Wednesday, January 28, at 4 p.m. The webcast will be moderated by Dr. Sean Kenniff, former healthcare reporter for WFOR-CBS Channel 4. Viewers can also choose to watch the procedure in Spanish.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCompliance To Stroke Treatment Guidelines Improved By Hospitals Using Quality Improvement Program Hospitals participating in a voluntary quality improvement program for stroke treatment increased adherence to national recommendations, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMedtronic Neurologic Technologies, Innervision Snap Shunt Ventricular Catheter, BioGlide and Snap Shunt Ventricular Catheter, BioGlide Class I recall due to the possibility that the ventricular catheter may become detached from the snap base assembly after implantation and may require emergency corrective surgery.
Source: www.fda.govPain Meds Are Most Common Cause Of Death After Spinal Fusion Surgery: Middle-Aged Men With Disk Degeneration At Highest Risk Pain medications are involved in more than 20 percent of deaths occurring in the years after spinal fusion surgery for low back pain, reports a study in the April 1 issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health,
pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFebruary 2009 Safety Labeling Changes Summary of safety-related revisions to the BOXED WARNING, CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, and ADVERSE REACTIONS sections of drug Prescribing Information, plus Patient Package Inserts and Medication Guides.
Source: www.fda.gov
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