(MedPage Today) — Women exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke had a significantly increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage, stillbirth, and ectopic pregnancy, according to data from the Women’s…
(MedPage Today) — Doctors and other health providers wrote about 11 million fewer prescriptions for narcotic painkillers in 2013 than in 2012, but some experts expected a bigger drop-off given…
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. announces fourth quarter financial results for 2013. …read more
Adocia announces today positive preliminary results for the first clinical trial on an innovative formulation combining insulin analog Glargine (Lantus, Sanofi), the gold standard basal insulin, with a rapid-acting insulin…
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(MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory panel has recommended against approving a hydrofluoroalkane (HFA)-propelled replacement for inhaled epinephrine (Primatene Mist) for over-the-counter use in mild intermittent asthma. …read more
By Don Fluckinger, News Director(dfluckinger@techtarget.com George Hickman, CHIME Foundation chair and CIO at Albany Medical Center in New York discusses what drives health data governance at his organization. …read more
By Reda Chouffani (rchouffani@biztechnologysolutions.com Federal regulations and incentives behind HIPAA, ICD-10 and meaningful use stage 2 are driving conversation at HIMSS 2014. …read more
(MedPage Today) — A coalition of several advocacy groups wants to reinforce a message sent to FDA by other key policymakers: rescind approval of the powerful painkiller Zohydro. …read more