New Anticoagulant Pill Works Well in Trial
Lower doses safe and effective after heart attack and stroke WEDNESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- The new anti-clotting pill rivaroxaban (Xarelto) lowers the risk of stroke, heart attack and death in patients who have had a heart attack or suffer from unstable angina, a new trial sho...WVU Doctor Works to Reduce Cancer Burden in Africa
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 2010, cancer will be the single leading cause of death worldwide, overtaking chronic illnesses such as heart disease and stroke. Already cancer causes more deaths than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Almost three-quarters of new...PDX-Rx.com Works With Microsoft HealthVault to Make Prescription Data Available to Patients
The Rx.com Electronic Pharmacy Record (EPR) to Integrate with Microsoft(R) HealthVault(TM) FORT WORTH, Texas, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- PDX and Rx.com have entered into a strategic agreement with Microsoft to make prescription data, which Rx.com manages for multiple chain and independent pharmac...Neudesic Works With Microsoft to Provide HIPAA 4010/5010 Support for BizTalk Server
Neudesic Will Demonstrate Solution at AHIP Trade Show IRVINE, Calif., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Neudesic announced today it is working with Microsoft Corp. to build HIPAA 4010 and 5010 solutions for healthcare payers and providers on the Microsoft BizTalk Server platform. At the AHIP health...Phreesia Works With Osteoporosis Experts to Expand its Measurement Guided Care Program
Initiative utilizes Phreesia's electronic patient check-in system to enhance management of osteoporosis NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Phreesia, the Patient Check-In Company(TM), has announced that it will offer a new risk assessment tool in its electronic patient intake process to help p...Regular Yoga Practice Is Associated With Mindful Eating
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New research in the Society of Chemical Industrys Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that oregano oil works as well as synthetic insecticides to combat infestation by a common beetle, Rhizoppertha dominica, found in stored cereals. Not only does oregano oil work as well as syn...Single-celled bacterium works 24-7
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