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State names new health officer
Dr. Seth Foldy was selected as the new administrator of the state Division of Public Health and State Health Officer, Department of Health Services Secretary Karen Timberlake has announced.
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Vt. suit against tobacco company resumes today
BURLINGTON, Vt. — After a two-month break, trial resumes today in a lawsuit in which the state of Vermont charges that R.J. Reynolds claimed a new cigarette was safer for smokers without scientific data to back the claim.
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ASHP, Infectious Disease Specialists Take New Look at Vancomycin
A consensus statement recently published in the January 1, 2009 , issue of the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (AJHP), sheds new light on the appropriate use and monitoring of vancomycin in adult patients.
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Nigeria: bauchi creates bird flu desk
THE Bauchi State Ministry of Health has established a well equipped standard State Desk Office with internet facilities for rapid response to Avian Influenza in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine) MedWorm Message: Find out how you can get your message across here by sponsoring this MedWorm
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Researchers identify clockwork that drives a powerful virus nanomotor
Peering at structures only atoms across, researchers have identified the clockwork that drives a powerful virus nanomotor.
Researchers identify clockwork that drives a powerful virus nanomotor...

ASHP Publishes New Statement on Formulary Systems and P&T Committee
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has published a new statement offering health systems guidance on administering an effective formulary system and Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee to advance patient care and promote the use of evidence-based, safe, and cost-effective medications.
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Students from University of California-San Francisco Win 13th ASHP National Clinical Skills Competition
Students from the University of California-San Francisco triumphed over a record number of opponents in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ (ASHP) 13th National Clinical Skills Competition, December 7, 2008 in Orlando.  Lindsey Elmore and Evan Clemens won the contest, which was held at ASHP 43rd Midyear Clinical
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ASHP Publishes Statement on Value of Pharmacists in Emergency Departments
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Budget talks by videophon
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Democratic leaders Sunday over videophone to renegotiate a multibillion-dollar budget fix after he rejected their plan last week.
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AHFS Drug Information to Cosponsor HIMSS Conference and Convention
AHFS Drug Information, a division of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), will be a cosponsor of the 2009 Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference & Exhibition April 4-8, in Chicago. Nearly 30,000 healthcare industry professionals and exhibitors are expected to attend and discuss cutting-edge
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