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Struggling to balance on one leg for 20 seconds or longer was linked to an increased risk for small blood vessel damage in the brain and reduced cognitive function in otherwise healthy people with no clinical symptoms, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.

GPhA applauds the new findings of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and welcomes further conversation on increasing generic drug utilization in government programs, particularly Medicare Part D.

The majority of patients who require inhalers for asthma or epinephrine autoinjectors for allergic disease for do not use the devices properly.

A cheery vintage advertisement depicting kids playing in a yard promotes "cocaine toothache drops" sold at an Albany, New York, pharmacy in March 1885.

Gallup released its annual Honesty and Integrity Survey today, and pharmacists maintained their ranking in the second position - behind only nurses and tied with medical doctors.

The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following statement today from President John T. Sherrer, RPh in response to the 2014 Gallup survey "U.S. Views on Honesty and Ethical Standards in Professions":

Pharmacists really do have great profession, and here are 10 reasons why.

Ashley Huntsberry and Joselyn Benabe from the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences competed against a record number of participants to win the 19th annual ASHP National Clinical Skills Competition SM, held December 7, 2014, during the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, CA.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association welcomes the FDA's proposed rule to amend its prescription drug and biological product labeling regulations to require electronic distribution of the prescribing information intended for healthcare professionals.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association has serious concerns about the unbalanced structure of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in its current form.

The FDA today approved finafloxacin otic suspension (Xtoro), a new drug used to treat acute otitis externa.

Since 2007, the pharmaceutical industry, several professional societies, and the FDA have collaborated on initiatives designed to limit the use of OTC cough and cold medications in young children.

Extroverted workers should keep an eye out for introverts in the workplace.

Avella Specialty Pharmacy announced today that Dr. Eric Sredzinski, Pharm.D. is among a team of researchers that received the 2014 Pharmacy Practice Research Award from the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation.

Long-term infections with other pathogens have been suspected as the cause of mental impairment in patients with HIV. However, new research suggests that this might not be the case.

Cardinal Health is seeking stories of innovative, inspirational, passionate medical laboratory professionals in the second year of its urEssential award program, an award program to recognize medical laboratory professionals and their contributions to the field of health care.

Acquisition broadens Merial's global equine health solutions.

Methamphetamine users are about 3 times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than individuals who do not abuse the illegal drug.

Two cofounders of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy, plus 12 other former employees, have been arrested for allegedly distributing tainted drugs that caused a fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012, killing 64 individuals.

The FDA will allow marketing of the EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, a screening test for severe combined immunodeficiency in newborns.‹

An Ohio pharmacist is facing 46 counts related to health care fraud, after her plans to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, and private insurers were discovered.

The American Academy of Neurology is calling for more research on the use of medical marijuana for brain, spine and nervous system disorders in a new position statement released by the AAN.

People who performed at the highest fitness levels on a stress test were projected to have a 20 percent less chance of developing high blood pressure over five years.

Young adults aged 18 to 22 are more likely to abuse prescription painkillers if they are not enrolled in college.

For the first time in the 50 years that the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has released an annual snapshot of heart disease and stroke statistics in the U.S., the new report adds a global view.

Migraine headache may double the risk of a nervous system condition that causes facial paralysis, called Bell's palsy.

Some Pharmacies in Maryland Will Soon Begin Dispensing Naloxone.

Understanding your medications, visiting your pharmacist once a month to pick them up, and creating a "take-charge" medication plan are sustainable resolutions for 2015.

With proper treatment, individuals with atrial fibrillation can live normal and active lives.

The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following statement today from CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA in response to a study by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of beneficiary access to discounted copays at "preferred" pharmacies in Medicare drug plans.