How Common Vaccine Booster Works
In an online paper in the journal Nature, Yale University researchers funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, explain how a common ingredient in many vaccines stimulates and interacts with the immune system to help provide protection against infectious diseases. Read more
Improving Medical Products For Patient Safety
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced efforts underway at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that will complement each other to improve patient safety and the quality of medical care. Read more
Pfizer Anti-Smoking Drug Reports Serious Side Effects
Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix (varenicline) reported hundreds of serious side effects. Groups urge FDA for more investigation on Chantix, which is used to help to stop smoking. Read more
Ontario Bans Cigarette Displays, University Supports
Just weeks before Ontario implements a ban on the retail display of all tobacco products, new research from the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit at the University of Toronto shows that consumers have been bombarded by extensive tobacco promotion at point of sale. Read more
Check How Your Hospital Cares From OhioHealth
Few days ago we reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human services had launched a new website service allowing Medicare patients to rate the hospitals nationwide, thus providing a good hospital rating system designed to improve the health care system. Read more
Smoking is Addictive but Quitting is Contagious
Targeting groups is more effective in helping people to quit smoking, rather than working with individuals to stop cigarette smoking. Read more