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Drug procurement in public hospitals under the Government Procurement and Supplies Management Act B.E. 2560

Project ConsultantSripen TantivessPattara LeelahavarongNetnapis Suchonwanich59002017R2021L4Drug procurement,price performance,public hospital,พระราชบัญญัติการจัดซื้อจัดจ้างและการบริหารพัสดุภาครัฐ

Drug Maker Seeks Protection Within Bill Favoring Generics

WASHINGTON — One of the few bills moving through Congress with bipartisan support this spring would speed government approval of lower-cost generic copies of brand-name drugs. But one company, with help from an influential former congressman, is lobbying to protect its most lucrative brand-name prod

Drug Approved to Fight H.I.V. Infection

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of H.I.V. infection, a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS. The agency approved Truvada, a pill made by Gilead Sciences, as a preventive measure for people who are at high risk

Driving sobriety tests likely to miss medical pot

(Reuters Health) – A new, small study suggests medicinal marijuana may impair users’ driving skills – but might be missed by typical sobriety tests.At doses used in AIDS, cancer and pain patients, people weaved side to side more and had a slower reaction time in the hours after using the drug, resea

Dr. Joshua Randall Freeman

Joshua R. Freeman, Ph.D., M.P.H., is a Researcher in the Research International Unit of the HITAP Foundation. He holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and an M.P.H. in Public Health. His research focuses on sleep health throughout the life course, investigating how sleep patterns and circadian rhythms influence health outcomes, and contributing to evidence

Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: should I give herbal remedies to my children?

Echinacea, a favourite herbal remedy for parents to give children with the sniffles, should not be given to the under-12s, said the Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency last week.The herb, said to reduce symptoms of colds by boosting scavenger cells called macrophages in the immune sys

Don’t miss out! Join us in the new live session on “Modelling For Impact: Bridging COVID-19 and Dengue Control Strategies”

We are delighted to invite you to an insightful live webinar on infectious disease modelling, titled “Modelling For Impact: Bridging COVID-19 and Dengue Control Strategies.” This webinar aims to provide valuable discussions and insights into the intersection of pandemic responses and dengue manageme

Document review for M&E of COVID-19 vaccination programmes

This is a scoping review for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework of vaccination programme and indicators used in national vaccination programmes. This review synthesizes approaches and lessons to inform development of future frameworks. This work is part of the overarching post-covid-19 vaccination programme. More on this project:Monitori

Doctors often order tests and recommend drugs or procedures when they shouldn’t

Doctors often order tests and recommend drugs or procedures when they shouldn’t — sometimes even when they know they shouldn’t. The problem has become so serious that such groups as the American College of Physicians, the ABIM Foundation, the National Physicians Alliance and a coalition of medical s

Doctor Shortage Likely to Worsen With Health Law

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — In the Inland Empire, an economically depressed region in Southern California, President Obama’s health care law is expected to extend insurance coverage to more than 300,000 people by 2014. But coverage will not necessarily translate into care: Local health experts doubt there w
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