Drug Web site lets consumers compare
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The publisher of the influential Consumer Reports magazine is providing a tool for them to do just that. Consumers Union launched a free Web site on Thursday to give recommendations on its
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ALBANY, NY A new state Web site allowing consumers to comparison shop for prescription drugs is proving a big hit.
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With the stunning recall of a popular pain medication last week and the impact it had on patients, the stock market and its manufacturer, it may be worthwhile to review how drugs get to market and how safety data are gathered.
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NEW YORK  - An Internet-based system that  provides online food shoppers with purchase-specific dietary  advice helps them buy foods that are lower in saturated fat  than the foods they initially set out to buy, according to new  study findings.
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Yahoo has said that it would soon begin testing a search engine called FareChase that allows travel shoppers to compare prices. The site, available to the general public since late Tuesday is meant to help
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According to new British study, patients who use the internet to find out information about chronic disease rather than listening to their doctor could be putting their health at risk.
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Every day, millions of people are bombarded with health information through direct-to-consumer drug ads on TV. Millions more go online to research a new diagnosis
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Health officials report that some consumers buying sleep aids and antidepressants over the web receive powerful anti-psychotics that send some to the ER. By the Associated Press.
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Most people shopping online for food will pick healthier options when offered a choice, research suggests.
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Few American adults have bought  prescription drugs via the Internet, despite rising drug costs  and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad,  according to a new study released on Sunday.
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A new Web site and toll-free phone number unveiled this week should make it easier for patients to find clinical trials for cancer drugs.
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The federal government unveiled new cardiac care information last month on a Web site that tracks hospital performance, earning kudos from hospital administrators and health-care researchers but demonstrating how difficult it is for consumers to compare hospital care.
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Britain is to overhaul and open up its drug safety monitoring system, already viewed as one of the better schemes worldwide, in the wake of recent scandals over the side effects of some medicines. Patients will in future be able to view anonymous data on suspected adverse drug reactions on the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency's (MHRA) Web site, Health Minister Lord Warner said Monday.
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The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recommends asking your doctor or pharmacist these questions when getting a new medication:
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Web data that showed a risk for a diabetes drug is likely to spur more efforts to publicly disclose drug study results.
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NEW YORK  - People who seek out general weight loss information via Internet forums will, more often than not, receive correct information, especially if the messages are posted on heavily trafficked Internet sites, results of a study suggest.
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Six months after the drug industry vowed to make its clinical trials more transparent, and three months after launching a common website to give the public "unprecedented access" to studies both good and bad, drug companies have posted unpublished trial results on the site for just five drugs.