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Study: Smarter Drug Use Could Save Annual $200B

IMS Health Study Identifies $200+ Billion Annual Opportunity from Using Medicines More Responsibly U.S. Report Finds Recent Improvements in Patient Adherence, Antibiotic Prescribing and Generics Use; Advances Observed in Stakeholder Collaboration and Incentive Alignment PARSIPPANY, NJ, June 19, 2013 – Avoidable costs of more than $200 billion are incurred each year in the U.S....

Health Highlights: June 19, 2013

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Doctors' Group Supports Ban on Energy Drink Ads for Kids The marketing of energy drinks to young people should be banned, the American Medical Association said in a policy endorsed Tuesday at its annual policy meeting. The new policy calls for limiting how the caffeinated drinks are sold to consumers...

Citing Side Effects, Japan Pulls Recommendations For HPV Vaccines

In the latest blow to drugmakers that market HPV vaccines, the Japanese health ministry has withdrawn its recommendation for vaccination after receiving hundreds of side effects reports of long-term pain and numbness, among other things, The Asahi Shimbun writes. Although vaccines will remain available, local health officials are being told not to promote vaccination while studies are conducted....

U.S. Doctors' Group Labels Obesity a Disease

WEDNESDAY, June 19 -- In an effort to focus greater attention on the weight-gain epidemic plaguing the United States, the American Medical Association has now classified obesity as a disease. The decision will hopefully pave the way for more attention by doctors on obesity and its dangerous complications, and may even increase insurance coverage for treatments, experts said. "Recognizing obesity as...

Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise

WEDNESDAY, June 19 -- Could screening for colon cancer someday be as easy as having a blood test? Researchers say just such a test is showing early promise in trials. The screening checks for levels of miR-21 -- a piece of DNA known as microRNA. Researchers in the gastrointestinal cancer research lab at the Baylor Research Institute in Dallas studied several hundred patients with either colorectal...

HPV Vaccine Lowering Infection Rates Among Girls: CDC

WEDNESDAY, June 19 -- Vaccination against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) is proving highly effective in reducing the spread of the sexually transmitted virus among young women, new research shows. The rate of new infections with strains of HPV targeted by the vaccine have dropped by 56 percent among females aged 14 to 19 since the first vaccine was approved in 2006, report researchers...

Many U.S. Adults Under-Vaccinated Against Whooping Cough, Survey Finds

WEDNESDAY, June 19 -- Whooping cough cases are escalating in the United States, and many American adults are unknowingly exposing vulnerable babies to the potentially deadly disease because their vaccinations are not up to date, a new survey finds. "[Whooping cough] is a very preventable disease, but many adults may think their childhood vaccinations still are protecting them against it," said Dr....

Another Study Finds Colonoscopy Can Save Lives

WEDNESDAY, June 19 -- There's more evidence that routine colonoscopy confers life-extending benefits. A new study that included almost 1,100 patients found that those whose cancer was spotted by colonoscopy tended to have an earlier stage of disease at the time of their diagnosis, as well as better survival. In contrast, patients whose colorectal cancer was not diagnosed through colonoscopy were at...

A Deadly Form of Diabetes That Doctors Sometimes Miss

WEDNESDAY, June 19 -- Addie Parker was a happy 4-year-old who appeared to have the flu. But within hours she was in a coma. Tragically, her parents weren't familiar with the signs of type 1 diabetes -- extreme fatigue, thirst and sweet-smelling breath, among others -- in time to save their little girl. Soon after she was diagnosed, Addie's brain hemorrhaged. She died six days later, about a month shy...

Stronger Statins Don't Up Kidney Injury Risk, Study Finds

WEDNESDAY, June 19 -- A higher dose of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs did not increase the risk of kidney injury in heart attack survivors, according to preliminary study findings. Statins have been shown to reduce the risk of a first heart attack or repeat ones, but some recent studies have suggested that higher doses of the drugs may be linked to a higher incidence of kidney injury. To investigate...

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Recently added consumer and prescribing information: Mekinist, Tafinlar, Xofigo, Breo Ellipta, Suvorexant, Liptruzet, Procysbi, Kcentra, Simbrinza, Sitavig

Q1 2013 Drug Sales Data Released: Rough U.S Flu Season Boosts Numbers for Tamiflu

The latest U.S. drug sales data has been released by Drugs.com. The top five drugs have minor shifts in rank but exhibit positive growth for Q1 2013. Abilify, Otsuka’s second generation antipsychotic, and Nexium, AstraZeneca’s leading acid blocker, rank as the top two drugs by sales for the fourth quarter in a row. Both agents ...

Drugs.com Receives Fourth Webby Nomination!

We are extremely proud to announce that Drugs.com has been nominated for the prestigious Webby Awards. Kudos to the hard working team! This is their fourth nomination in five years. To yet again be judged among the Internet’s top 5 health web sites is indeed an honor. But wait, there’s more… we need your vote! The ...

Drugs.com Launches New iOS and Android Medication Guide

Today we are officially launching a new consumer tool to join other leading Drugs.com apps – the Drugs.com Medication Guide. Patients and caregivers will have instant access to their most recent personal medication records, the latest advice on drug therapy and medical conditions, and breaking health news tailored to their needs. In addition, consumers can ...

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