Community/Retail

Heart failure patients younger than 60 years of age who took warfarin experienced significantly fewer adverse events than those who took aspirin, a new study finds.

Pharmacists need to adopt healthy behaviors if they want to inspire their patients to so do as well.

A new study finds that in children whose mothers had asthma attacks during pregnancy were at increased risk of a range of health problems.

Going the extra mile for all customers and dealing with belligerent customers calmly are key to success in retail pharmacy.

Hypertensive patients who participated in a 1-year pharmacist telemonitoring program were more likely to have their blood pressure under control than those who received usual care.

Patients who fit the criteria of doctor shoppers received an average of 32 prescriptions for opioid painkillers from 10 different doctors in the space of a year, according to the results of a new study.

With hepatitis C infections on the rise among young injection drug users, researchers have recommended a range of promising prevention tactics.

Community pharmacists interviewed for a recently published study were eager to play a role in counseling patients who use over-the-counter HIV tests.

Several health risks associated with tattoos can be avoided or reduced by sharing this guide with patients.

Middle-aged men who took statins for 5 years had a substantially lower hospitalization rate and reduced health care costs over a 15-year period.

A decade after the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced, it led to approximately 168,000 fewer annual hospitalizations for pneumonia.

CVS Caremark and Walgreens each recently announced plans to inform customers about their options for getting health insurance through exchanges established by the health care reform law.

Based on a review of studies on the risks and benefits of early screening and treatment for glaucoma, the United States Preventive Services Task Force concluded that it could not recommend for or against screening for asymptomatic adults.

Children were much less successful at extracting liquid from medicine bottles equipped with flow restrictors than from poorly closed traditional medicine bottles.

Patients with poor adherence to antihypertensive medication were much more likely to die from a stroke than were patients with high adherence, according to the results of a new study.

Pharmacy-based retail clinics, which offer extended hours and low prices, are an increasingly popular option for pediatric care.

At summer camps such as Camp Milagros in Northern California, kids with juvenile arthritis get the opportunity to take part in a normal and safe summer camp experience.

A recent paper sheds light on the causes of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and misconceptions about infectious disease that can lead to it.