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Based on a review of almost 100 trials and studies, researchers determined that the available evidence was too limited to support or oppose primary open-angle glaucoma screening in adults.

If we are humane enough to "put down" our beloved pets when they face a miserable future, why do some balk at doing the same for their loved ones?

Setting aside blocks of time to take care of important tasks requires effort and discipline, but is essential to becoming more effective.

Regular, timely screenings for colorectal cancer are essential for catching the disease early, when it can be treated with high rates of success.

The Affordable Care Act will expand coverage and may open the door to elevated roles for pharmacists, former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala argued in a speech at the Miami Breast Cancer Conference.

A child born to a mother infected with HIV and aggressively treated with antiretroviral therapy starting shortly after birth appears to have been cured of HIV.

Using search data from 6 million computer users, researchers found evidence that the combination of paroxetine and pravastatin was associated with hyperglycemia.

Researchers who drew on dementia assessments of more than 10,000 aging patients and census data concluded that in 2050 there will be 13.8 million Americans with Alzheimer's disease.

Pharmacists have rapidly become among the most common deliverers of the flu vaccine, but their full potential as immunizers has not been tapped, the NACDS argued in a statement.

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, making it the perfect time to ensure that patients understand the risk factors and importance of screening for the disease.

Pharmacists will use an abbreviated version of Rx for Change to help their patients quit smoking.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices surveyed hospital pharmacists and other practitioners about issues including who should be responsible for ensuring the safety of high-risk compounded sterile preparations.