Diabetes UK is supporting the Government’s Act F.A.S.T. campaign launched to raise awareness of the fact that stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention.
The campaign also wants to help people recognise the signs that someone is having a stroke and inform on what urgent measures should be taken to help them.

Diabetes UK is supporting the Government’s Act F.A.S.T. campaign launched to raise awareness of the fact that stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention.
The campaign also wants to help people recognise the signs that someone is having a stroke and inform on what urgent measures should be taken to help them.

Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you’ll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you’ll often find an offer for a free sample or a one-time discount on a top-selling prescription medication.

More employers are taking steps to improve their employees’ health by making sure they take their medicines as prescribed, a move that could stave off more serious and costly health consequences, according to a new report sponsored by the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC).

With the kick-off of the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) this week, Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) reminds those eligible for Medicare that Health Net’s Medicare Advantage (MA) product portfolio offers a comprehensive range of budget-friendly health plan choices to beneficiaries for 2010.