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New HIV guidelines address long-term management in the context of a persons overall life and health and emphasize the importance of strategies to improve adherence to drug regimens.
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New research suggests that AIDS therapy should be initiated at higher CD4 levels than current guidelines recommend. In the study, published in the Sept. 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers wanted to reevaluate the optimal time to initiate highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
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The recent withdrawal of the popular arthritis drug rofecoxib (Vioxx) from the market has left patients scrambling for alternatives and providers looking at long-term consequences.
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Oral erythromycin, CYP3A inhibitor combination risky; Many patients dont tell docs about medication underuse; Scientists find potential way to control drug-resistant bacteria; Drug shortages negatively affect patient safety, costs of care.
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New salary statistics show that hospital pharmacy administrators may make $100,000 or more and work 50 hours a week or fewer. Even so, pharmacy management positions are some of the hardest to fill, according to a second survey.
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JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute of Edison, NJ, has spent the last several years improving its data collection and staff education to improve its prospective payment system process.
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All screening procedures undoubtedly ensure an applicants satisfaction of licensing and other technical qualifications required for providing medical care. However, part of the rules also should include reviewing a prospective employees suitability for the unsupervised nature of home health care service.
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Slips, trips, and falls happen in any health care setting, and they can be enormously expensive. The good news is you can sharply reduce those accidents by aggressively employing some rather simple strategies.
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Experts say these are the top 10 strategies for reducing slips, trips, falls, and the associated liability.