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Pharmacist's Letter Resources Help Simplify New AHA Infective Endocarditis Guidelines
May 25, 2007 — Stockton, CA — For decades, patients, prescribers, and dentists have grown accustomed to patients with certain heart conditions using a short course of antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent infective, or bacterial, endocarditis. This infection of the heart's valves and lining was thought to be caused by bacteria that were released from the mouth into blood circulation during routine dental procedures. Continue reading... Download PDF
 
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Evidence-based data on Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic formulations now available from Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
March 27, 2007 — Stockton, CA — Eastern medicine, such as Traditional Chinese and Indian (Ayurvedic) herbal formulations, is used by millions of people around the world. It's also a rapidly growing, multi-million dollar industry in North America. The challenge for Western medicine practitioners is finding reliable information on the contents of these products, and whether they might be beneficial, or potentially harmful. Continue reading... Download PDF
 
Health professionals get special report on which natural weight loss supplements work and which ones to avoid.
March 27, 2007 — Stockton, CA — Millions of Americans who made New Year's resolutions to lose weight are trying products containing hoodia, bitter orange, cha de bugre, and many others. Continue reading... Download PDF
 
Initiative educates medical professionals on how to help consumers select high-quality dietary supplements
March 14, 2007 — Stockton, CA — Consumers shopping in the dietary supplement aisle at the pharmacy or grocery store have a difficult challenge selecting products. Out of several hundred dietary supplements on the shelf, how do they know which are safe and effective? How do they know which reliably contain the ingredients listed on the label and are free of dangerous contaminants? Continue reading... Download PDF
 
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