Over 50 Pharmacists Trained Up For NPA's Seasonal Flu Vaccination Service Over 50 pharmacists have been trained to provide seasonal flu vaccinations under a private Patient Group Direction that the NPA is facilitating. Training days were conducted in London and Birmingham with further training days scheduled at the start of September 2009 in Newport, Durham, St Albans and Haydock.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew No-Needle Approach To Prevent Blood Clots The dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health and a team of scientists worldwide have found a better way to prevent deadly blood clots after joint replacement surgery - a major problem that results in thousands of unnecessary deaths each year. The research appears this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWarning To Consumers About Recreational Use Of Medicines, Australia The National Prescribing Service (NPS) warns people are playing Russian roulette with their health when they take medicines inappropriately. Media reports this week about people mixing sleeping tablet, zolpidem (Stilnox), with energy drink Red Bull™ have failed to highlight the risks people are taking when they intentionally misuse pharmaceuticals. NPS CEO, Dr Lynn Weekes says people should ensure they know the risks and benefits of any medicine before taking it.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAlso In Global Health News: Farmer Receives U.N. Appointment; Fight Against Malaria In Africa Paul Farmer Appointed Deputy U.N. Special Envoy To Haiti "Former U.S. president Bill Clinton, who is now the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, announced the appointment Tuesday of Harvard professor Paul Farmer, a pioneer in community health treatment for the world's poor, as his deputy," the Associated Press/mlive.com reports (8/11).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCongressional Black Caucus Keeps Up Efforts For Reform The Louisiana Weekly reports that the Congressional Black Caucus "has vowed to continue pushing for specific provisions that its members feel are vital for African Americans. ... The original House and Senate bills would significantly reduce the staggering number of uninsured Americans," which are disproportionately black, according to the news organization.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPositive Phase III Study Results For Zenvia Announced By AVANIR AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNR) have announced that the investigational drug Zenvia™ (dextromethorphan/quinidine) met its primary efficacy endpoint in the treatment of pseudobulbar affect (PBA) in the confirmatory Phase III STAR trial. Both Zenvia 30/10 mg and 20/10 mg provided a statistically significant reduction in episode rates over the course of the study when compared to placebo (p
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