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WAL SOM NIGHTTIME SLEEP AID (Diphenhydramine Hcl) Capsule WALGREEN CO.
Updated Date: Apr 4, 2016 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates - April 4, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: alerts

Ashfield Nordic get established as providers of clinical services in Sweden
“We have in recent years had an increasing demand from our customers to offer direct nursing care services such as infusion and injection support. By establishing ourselves as clinical providers in Sweden, we are now be able to meet our customers’ needs”, commented Helena Nyrén, Managing Director Nordics, Ashfield Nordic. Part of Ashfield’s strategy is to effectively utilize the services available across multiple areas of expertise to improve efficiency and delivery within the pharmaceutical industry. As experienced clinical services providers in England, combined with local support in the Nordics, ...
Source: Ashfield Healthcare News - March 30, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Josee Leach Tags: Ashfield Source Type: news

Mediating and moderating effects of social support in the study of child abuse and adult physical and mental health - Herrenkohl TI, Jung H, Klika JB, Mason WA, Brown EC, Leeb RT, Herrenkohl RC.
A number of cross-sectional and a few longitudinal studies have shown a developmental relationship between child abuse and adult physical and mental health. Published findings also suggest that social support can lessen the risk of adverse outcomes for som...
Source: SafetyLit - February 15, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Integrative Medicine – A Holistic & Individualized Approach to Care
By: Allie Ondrejcak, Communications Intern Do you first think of medication, surgery or vaccinations when thinking about the field of medicine? If so, you are thinking of conventional medicine. This system of medicine, used by medical doctors and other health professionals, is a medical model of evidence-based practice used to treat symptoms and diseases. In the United States, conventional medicine is considered the mainstream approach. If you did not think of medication, surgery or vaccination, did you think of acupuncture, supplements or nutrition? These unconventional approaches to medicine fall under the umbrella of c...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - January 27, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Integrative Medicine Source Type: blogs

Reporting policy regarding drivers with dementia - Gergerich EM.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: States have various policies regarding physician reporting of drivers with dementia to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for testing. Some states have mandatory reporting policies, others have optional reporting policies, and som...
Source: SafetyLit - January 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Strengthening air traffic safety management by moving from outcome-based towards risk-based evaluation of runway incursions - Stroeve SH, Som P, van Doorn BA, Bakker GJ.
Current safety management of aerodrome operations uses judgements of severity categories to evaluate runway incursions. Incident data show a small minority of severe incursions and a large majority of less severe incursions. We show that these severity jud...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 17, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Medtech approvals: FDA releases October 2015 PMAs
The FDA today released its list of the pre-market approvals it granted for medical devices in October 2015: Summary of PMA Originals & Supplements Approved Originals: 9 Supplements: 133 Summary of PMA Originals Under Review Total Under Review: 58 Total Active: 32 Total On Hold: 26 Summary of PMA Supplements Under Review Total Under Review: 597 Total Active: 433 Total On Hold: 164 Summary of All PMA Submissions Originals: 7 Supplements: 74 Summary of PMA Supplement PMA Approval/Denial Decision Times Number of Approvals: 133 Number of Denials: 0 Average Days Fr Receipt to Decision (Total Time): 161.5 FDA Time: ...
Source: Mass Device - December 4, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Source Type: news

How we remember what we can do - Declerck G.
According to the motor simulation theory, the knowledge we possess of what we can do is based on simulation mechanisms triggered by an off-line activation of the brain areas involved in motor control. Action capabilities memory does not work by storing som...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Effects of local extrinsic mortality rate, crime and sex ratio on preventable death in Northern Ireland - Uggla C, Mace R.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Individual investment in health varies greatly within populations and results in significant differences in the risk of preventable death. Life history theory predicts that individuals should alter their investment in health (som...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news

Call for applications: Cochrane Complementary Medicine Bursary Scheme 2015
Cochrane Complementary Medicine is pleased to announce our 2015 bursary scheme made possible through funds from the US National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. The purpose of this bursary scheme is to ensure that reviews relevant to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are completed and published in the Cochrane Library. External link for more information:  http://cam.cochrane.org/complementary-medicine-bursary-... Contributor's Information Contributor's name:  Susan Wieland Ema...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - October 1, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nancy Owens Tags: 20th Anniversary Current news Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Prizes & Awards Events Source Type: news

Mercer SOM Interdisciplinary Service Learning Model (William Bina MD, MPH)
Mercer SOM inter-disciplinary model for student service learning - pictures excluded
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - September 18, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB går in som tillfällig Certified Adviser och samtidigt initieras ett nytt listningsförfarande för Fastilium Property Group AB
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - July 19, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

CMS State Operations Manual (SOM)
Provides guidance to state agencies that survey healthcare facilities and providers to determine if they are in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP). Includes appendices with regulatory information specific to Critical Access Hospitals (Appendix W), and Federally Qualified Health Centers/Rural Health Clinics (Appendix G). Can be used by healthcare facilities as a tool to self-evaluate their compliance with Medicare CoP. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - July 16, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Herbal hepatotoxicity: current status, examples, and challenges - Calitz C, du Plessis L, Gouws C, Steyn D, Steenekamp J, Muller C, Hamman S.
INTRODUCTION: Herbal medicines have commonly been considered safe by the general public due to their natural origin and long history of traditional uses. In contrast to this belief, many plants produce toxic substances as secondary metabolites that are som...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 12, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news