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Is your parent overmedicated?

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Use of multiple drugs, especially in older adults, can exacerbate ailments The use of multiple, often unnecessary medications — especially among older people — is a mostly unexamined problem in modern health care. I talked at...

Depression Screening May Not Benefit Heart Disease Patients

Results of a new study call into question recent clinical guidelines issued by leading cardiovascular groups, including the American Heart Association, which recommend patients with cardiovascular disease be screened for signs...

Janet Hardy; pioneering pediatrician; 92

Janet B. Hardy, a Johns Hopkins University pediatrics professor who led a pioneering study of mothers and children that provided a wealth of information on teen pregnancy, medical concerns and social issues, died Oct. 23 at the...

UM men defeat UVa., 1-0, to earn ACC soccer tourney title

Midfielder Jeremy Hall scored less than three minutes into the final of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer tournament, and that goal was all that second-seeded Maryland needed to defeat fourth-seeded Virginia, 1-0,...

College Leaders' Salaries Climb

Just as tuition has been rising more quickly than inflation, state college presidents' compensation has been growing faster than other costs of living, and some private university chiefs' annual pay exceeds $1 million,...

Hormones linked to hardening of arteries

Naturally produced sex hormones may influence the risk and progression of hardening of the arteries, Johns Hopkins researchers report in a recent study. The findings may help explain the increased risk men have of developing...

Choosing a 'hypoallergenic' dog? Be aware it will produce some allergens, doctor says

Families all over are talking about the quest to pick the right dog for President-elect Barack Obama's family. Because daughter Malia is allergic, there's a lot of talk about the Obamas getting a "hypoallergenic" dog.

Dispensing advice

Pharmacists are being relied on more as medical counselors, but some physicians are concerned about the new role S hirley Davis struggled with diabetes for 30 years before she understood how to keep it under control.

Lab Tests Show Wind Turbine's Air Flow (LiveScience.com)

This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Amid the current energy crisis, our team working under the direction of Charles Meneveau, a turbulence expert at...

First international pharmacy conference in UAE

Tawam Hospital in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, hosted the first international pharmacy conference at the Intercontinental Hotel, Al Ain on November 15th - 16th with the theme 'Broader Horizons in Pharmacy Practice.'

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