Studies and Surveys

Study finds large numbers of students abuse prescription drugs to cope with stress of finals

May 14, 2013

Finals can be a stressful time for any college or graduate student, with...

WASHINGTON — Finals can be a stressful time for any college or...

NPD study: Kids, teens heaviest snackers; Women outpace men

May 14, 2013

The typical American eats more than 1,000 snack-oriented convenience foods...

CHICAGO — The typical American eats more than 1,000 snack-...

Study: CVS Caremark researchers explore demographic factors on medication adherence

May 14, 2013

A study conducted by researchers at CVS Caremark and Brigham and Women's...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — A study conducted by researchers at CVS Caremark...

Commerce Dept.: Health, personal care store sales up year-over-year, year-to-date sales down slightly over 2012

May 13, 2013

Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased by 0.6% in April over last year...

WASHINGTON — Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased by 0.6...

Snacks often don't provide kids' nutritional needs, study finds

May 10, 2013

Kids in child care are not meeting their daily nutritional needs with the...

CINCINNATI — Kids in child care are not meeting their daily...

Cancer practices hit hard by sequester, study finds

May 09, 2013

Cuts to Medicare payments due to the budget sequester have hit...

WASHINGTON — Cuts to Medicare payments due to the budget sequester...

Generic use reached 84% in 2012, study finds

May 09, 2013

Declining use overall of healthcare services drove down spending on...

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Declining use overall of healthcare services...

Health benefits important to personal product purchasers

Health benefits are among the top characteristics playing a role in personal...

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WOMEN'S HEALTH

Women's health insights: Women critique media as source of health information

Where do women turn for information on more sensitive health topics? Do women...

Women's health insights Part 2: Women discuss online health info sources

Which websites, forums and blogs do women turn to when researching health...

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Boiron owner pens book on homeopathy

Boiron owner Michèle Boiron flew over from France in April to host a pair of...

Reviving a ‘boomer’ brand

DSN caught up with Cigdem Topalli, brand manager for Geritol and Feosol at Meda...

AUDIO Q&A

Encouraging healthy purchasing

Medagate recently executed the first implementation of its 2.0 restricted-spend...

AUDIO Q&A

Walgreens talks scope of new WellTransitions program

Hospitals need retail pharmacy if they're going to reduce re-admissions,...

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Introducing Pharmacist Society powered by Drug Store News

Pharmacist Society powered by Drug Store News is a customizable social media...