People's Pharmacy

Published August 28, 2013

People's Pharmacy

Filed under: Drug Treatment Centers San Antonio

Q. I recently went for a routine exam, and the nurse announced he had a really bad sore throat. He did not bother to wash his hands or put on gloves as he took my blood pressure and temperature. Two days later, I came down with a head cold and severe …
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Cancer Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment a National Problem

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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SAN ANTONIO (July 29, 2013) – Increased cancer screening has made overdiagnosis and overtreatment bigger problems, and the term "cancer" should be reserved only for those lesions with a reasonable likelihood of lethal … A …
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First Cup: Wednesday

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Mike Tokito of The Oregonian: On Tuesday, in a sign of changing times, the Trail Blazers announced that after 18 up-and-down years since its opening, the team'™s home arena will indeed carry a paid-for moniker: the Moda Center. Moda Health — a …
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Specialty Compounding recalls sterile medications

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The agency said the recall follows reports of bacterial infections affecting 15 patients at two Texas hospitals, Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional and Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area. All of the cases involved treatment that …
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