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Researchers at Group Health in Seattle, a nonprofit health care system that helps patients find appropriate care and coverage, found that patients with high blood pressure who were given access to a pharmacist and a Web-based self-monitoring system were able to control their hypertension better than patients who underwent traditional physician care, which involved several office visits per year. The self-check group was able to drop nearly 30 points off its readings on average over the year-long study period...
...their early 20s, rail thin and with the prison pallor acquired from long nights spent hunched over monitors, they look like what they are: a bunch of nerds. They refuse to give their real names, referring to one another by nicknames--Blacksmith, Firestarter, Fisherman, Floorsweeper, Chef, Plumber, Pharmacist. All vehemently deny having anything to do with attacks on U.S. government systems. "Messing with the U.S. Department of Defense is no small thing," says Floorsweeper. "We read about arrested terrorists, about Guantánamo. Who gets away with messing with the U.S. government...
London-based pharmacist Margo Marrone believes people should be as concerned with what they put on their skin as with what they put in their mouth. Although she has been a longtime consumer of organic food and homeopathic remedies, Marrone, 41, admits that until several years ago she hadn't given much thought to the shampoo and skin-care products she used daily. But after reading about a possible link between cancer and some cosmetic preservatives, Marrone began hunting for organic solutions. Surprised to find that even hair conditioners carried by the local natural-foods store contained the same preservatives...
...upstanding member of the public with sniffles can currently go into a pharmacist and buy Tylenol (full of potentially deadly acetaminophen), Sudafed (a methamphetamine precursor), and even the last-minute emergency contraceptive Plan B (15 times the regular contraceptive pill dose) no questions asked...
...only that patients listen to their doctors, but also that they actually use the information. In fact, a brief warning about consistent use is almost certain to sail over the disinterested patient’s head, while those with a genuine desire for information can easily ask their pharmacist, or read the leaflet that comes with every pill package. The very act of sitting down with a doctor does not create a responsible attitude to birth control, and proper usage information is readily available for anyone who wants...