Long Term Care

Long Term Use Of Oral Bisphosphonates May Double Risk Of Esophageal Cancer

3 Sep 2010

Research: Oral bisphosphonates and risk of cancer of the esophagus, stomach and colorectum: Case-control analysis within a UK primary care cohortPeople who take oral bisphosphonates for bone disease over five years may be doubling their risk of developing oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet), according to a new study published on bmj.com today.Oral bisphosphonates are a type of drug used to ...

Walgreen Gets An Infusion Business

3 Sep 2010

Omnicare takes Walgreen's long-term care pharmacy business, Walgreen gets Omnicare's home infusion business.

Long Term Data Presented At ESC 2010 Further Support The Benefit Of The CYPHER(R) Sirolimus Drug-Eluting Stent

3 Sep 2010

Three new analyses of subgroups from the SORT OUT III study presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, provide additional detail on longer-term follow-up subgroup safety and efficacy outcomes in the SORT OUT III trial in three high-risk subgroups (diabetes, acute coronary syndrome and multiple lesion)...