The H1N1 data continues to improve across the nation. The numbers for last month are in and it appears that the country is right in the middle of a dramatic shift in the battle against the flu. Only 14 states reported geographically widespread influenza activity as opposed to 25 states just one week earlier, according [...]
In a new study published online today by Clinical Therapeutics, researchers from Adheris, Inc., an inVentiv Health company, found that patients new to chronic disease medication face the greatest risk of medication discontinuation during the first 30 days of treatment—with rates of discontinuation ranging from 29.6% to 78.1%. Unlike most previous adherence studies, this robust [...]
A new survey finds that 54 percent of Americans say they do not consistently take prescriptions as instructed even though 87 percent believe prescription medicines are important to their health – pointing to a growing public health problem. The survey examining prescription adherence was released today by Prescription Solutions, a pharmacy benefit management organization and [...]
Life-saving cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation can destroy the reproductive potential of both men and women; an added struggle for the 130,000 people in the US diagnosed with cancer each year. The good news is that advances in fertility technologies now give patients the ability to preserve their fertility prior to treatment, an [...]
The first few times that scientists mapped out all the DNA in a human being in 2001, each effort cost hundreds of millions of dollars and involved more than 250 people. Even last year, when the lowest reported cost was $250,000, genome sequencing still required almost 200 people. In a paper to be published online [...]