Bowling Tournament's Group and Lane Arrangement

Attention to all participants of bowling tournament, Below are the Group and Lane Arrangement of the Bowling Tournament, please make sure your name are in the list and remember which group and lane you are in. Your cooperation is greatly needed in order to make this event a success. The colors indicate different batch of participants: Blue - Diploma in Pharmacy Red - Bachelor in Pharmacy Year 1 Green - Bachelor in Pharmacy Year 2 Purple...

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An Aspirin a Day Lowers Cancer Mortality, New Data Confirm

August 10, 2012 — Results from a new study support the daily use aspirin to help prevent death from cancer. However, questions remain about the size of the potential benefit, lead author Eric J. Jacobs, MD, from the American Cancer Society (ACS) in Atlanta, Georgia, told Medscape Medical News. Dr. Eric Jacobs "We were prompted to do the study because a recent analysis pooling results from existing randomized trials of daily...

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Can too much sugar cause diabetes?

Diabetes is one of those diseases we all 'sort of' know about — something to do with sugar, right? Well, if you 'sort of' know that much, here are some facts you should know for sure: diabetes can lead to blindness, heart attack, stroke and its incidence has tripled in the last ten years — there's a new case diagnosed every seven minutes. So it affects millions of us. But the good news is, for most people, it's largely preventable....

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Pharmacist Seek RM5 Per Visit

With reference to the report entitled “Pharmacists seek RM5 per visit” (New Straits Times, 28 July 2012), the Ministry of Health is cognizant of the integral role played by pharmacists in the provision of healthcare in this country. Previously, pharmacists were mainly involved in the manufacturing, quality control and supply of medicines. Today, this has changed and pharmacists are actively involved in patient focused services and it is not uncommon for community pharmacists to provide services such as advice on the management of minor ailments,...

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