Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP

Weather can exacerbate asthma, and one specific trigger is thunderstorm activity.

Certified Diabetes Educators (CDEs) can make a tremendous difference in the lives of people who have diabetes.

Children may have to skip school, be admitted to the hospital, and occasionally, children die from asthma attacks. That's a clear call for better intervention on the part of healthcare providers.

Velocity of change is key when it comes to falling sodium levels. Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder seen in hospitals.

Researchers concluded that metformin may reduce risk of nonsevere statin muscle pain.

Researchers study a possible link between osteoarthritis and fat soluble vitamins.

Long-term use of dietary supplements may improve C-reactive protein, HDL cholesterol, serum homocysteine, blood pressure, and incidence of diabetes.

A number of complementary and alternative medications can potentially lower blood sugar, and many patients with diabetes look at these substances as more natural than synthetic drugs.

Depression, which affects 17% of Americans, is remarkably responsive to antidepressant therapy, but only if the patient actually takes the medication.

A continuing concern is HIV-associated neurologic syndromes.

HIV is a wide-reaching public health problem, with more than 37 million individuals infected worldwide. Current antiretroviral therapy has a varying array of uses, ranging from HIV treatment to pre-exposure prophylaxis.

With FDA approval of more than 20 new therapies for diabetes since 2010, clinicians and patients are often overwhelmed with treatment choices.

A recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association has published a crib sheet for clinicians that covers the basics of vitamin and mineral supplementation.

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder are chronic health conditions that need to be properly diagnosed to be managed effectively.

Many patients with HIV develop neurocognitive disorders, which is incurable.

Up to half of people living with HIV experience HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, a neurological manifestation of HIV-1 infection.

When new vaccines enter the market, health care providers and patients always have questions about what to do.

The aging HIV population presents challenges to health care providers.

An international team of respiratory disease specialists looked back at 2017 and assembled a review of the current approaches to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

More than 3 million Americans have chronic hepatitis C virus, and physicians diagnose about 17,000 new cases annually.

Humans operate on a diurnal pattern and need sleep for brain development, physical and mental health, and cognitive function maintenance

Many pharmacists are turning to credentialing as a way to distinguish themselves professionally.

As the job market for pharmacists becomes more competitive, many pharmacists are turning to credentialing as a way to distinguish themselves professionally.

Adults over the age of 65 are increasingly more active on Facebook, especially when it comes to health information.

Social media can help educate patients with chronic diseases.

According to the US Department of Health and Human services, only 57% of people who receive an HIV diagnosis stay in HIV care.

Diabetes treatment guidelines treating patients until they reach blood pressure target goals.

From time to time, localities experience outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and need to engage emergency teams to assist in vaccination efforts.

Actual target blood pressures differ between guidelines.

Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) is increasingly important as the number of Americans who have diabetes approaches 31 million.