Medication

Mary E. McClain, 90, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island. Read More

John J. Mitchell, 42, of Colona, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill. Arrangements are pending at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Read More

Charles H. Hoff, 88, of Bettendorf, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport. Read More

I WAS touched by the Malaysian Medical Association president's concern over the setting up of 1Malaysia clinics ("Rethink 1Malaysia clinic move" -- NST, Dec 25). Read More

New collaborative research program to study effects on mothers and their babies SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new research program called the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program (MEPREP) will fund research to study the effects of prescription medications used during pregnancy. Read More

The pharmacy department at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has rolled out a medication tracking system that, officials said, has reduced waste by 32 percent. Read More

The FDA has issued yet another warning about children's medicines -- and this time it's not just infant cold medicines that are affected. Read More

U.S. health officials first warned of the drug in September and the CDC just reported that 69-percent of all cocaine seized in the U.S. is tainted with it. Read More

Waltham, MA, December 29, 2009 --( PR.com )-- Women and those who love them: learn about the latest advances in detecting and treating conditions that threaten their lives and the quality of those lives. Read More