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Which type of vitamin is best? Your pharmacist knows, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Do you take vitamins? While the evidence is conflicting on whether they are beneficial for health the majority of US adults do take them, and frequently are confused over which ones are best. Pharmacist Victoria DeJaco at Johns Hopkins says …
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The breadth of expertise of your pharmacist is available to you, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Pharmacists are increasingly being called upon to take on additional healthcare tasks, from administering immunizations to reconciling medications to dispensing advice along with prescription and over the counter drugs. Victoria DeJaco, a pharmacist at Johns Hopkins, says there’s even more …
What will loss of insurance do to people who already can’t afford their medicines? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Many people who could benefit from medicines to reduce their cardiovascular risk aren’t getting them, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A large number of people who could benefit from medicines to reduce cholesterol and consequent cardiovascular risk aren’t taking them, a study by Caleb Alexander, a drug efficacy expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Alexander says this has …
What are the barriers to testing for hepatitis C in emergency departments? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Could more targeted screening be helpful in colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A new blood test used to screen people for colorectal cancer just isn’t ready to replace colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical tests, since these are capable of detecting early lesions that respond best to treatment. That’s according to Kimmel Cancer Center …
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