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15 male Ground Zero first responders have breast cancer

09/06/2018 majac Cancer

The 9/11 attack has produced another health nightmare — at least 15 men who were in the vicinity of Ground Zero defied astronomical odds and have …

More formulary flexibility for Part D plans

09/06/2018 majac Alternative Medicine

A Part D plan may limit the use of a drug on its formulary only if it covers a similar medication for the disease in question. So if a tumor necrosis factor …

Considering Comorbidities When Selecting Medications (Part 2)

09/06/2018 majac COPD

The COPD diagnosis increases his risk for opioid adverse effects. The case will explore a potential alternative opioid that has a better safety profile in …

A Quarter of the World’s Adults Don’t Get Enough Exercise, Study Says

09/06/2018 majac Exercise

One in four adults worldwide doesn’t get enough exercise, putting “more than 1.4 billion adults at risk of developing or exacerbating diseases linked to …

EXERCISE

Common painkiller taken by millions ‘increases risk of heart attack and stroke by 50%’

09/05/2018 majac Heart Disease

A COMMON painkiller prescribed to millions of people could increase the risk of heart attack or stroke by 50 per cent, experts have warned. Diclofenac …

My wife died from cancer last year, this is what Rachael Bland’s husband needs to know for his …

09/05/2018 majac Cancer

What we couldn’t know then was that the next eight years of our lives would come to be defined by cancer. Tara would soon be diagnosed with breast …

Iowans With Diabetes Feel the Effects of Insulin Price Increase

09/05/2018 majac Diabetes

DES MOINES, Iowa — Pharmacists and doctors say the price of insulin has steadily gone up for years and keeps rising. “It’s not a shortage. We are a …

Vegan pizza coming to new Clawson eatery

09/05/2018 majac Alternative Medicine

Vegan pizza, longer lashes and alternative medicine are what some of the newest small businesses in southeast Oakland County are hoping to serve …

Global Drugs for Asthma and COPD Market Overview 2018- GSK, Novartis, Merck, Abbott …

09/05/2018 majac COPD

The report presents a widespread study of the global “Drugs for Asthma and COPD market“. It also provides a clear-cut outline of the leading players …