Archives for May 2017

Avoiding Pharmacy Errors

One-third of adults in the United States take five or more medications. The definition of adverse drug events includes any harms a patient experiences as a result of taking medication. Although ADEs account for only about 100,000 hospitalizations each year,...

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Obey ‘Move Over’ Laws to Avoid Accidents

Do you know what South Carolina’s “Move Over” law is and how to follow it? If you don’t, you’re hardly alone. A Move Over law requires drivers who happen across emergency vehicles on their side of the road to make...

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Why Should You Worry About Lyme Disease?

Spring is here — and that means spring flowers, spring showers and the sudden arrival of insects back on the scene, including the tiny tick. Ticks are known for spreading Lyme disease, a particularly debilitating bacterial infection that causes human...

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How Much Would It Cost to Add Good Safety Tech to Your Car? $500.

The National Transportation Safety Board has urged automakers to make forward car collision avoidance system — automatic braking when an upcoming object is detected — standard on all vehicles sold in the United States. Last year, the safety agency released...

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