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Probiotics have nearly 100 possible benefits and uses. Among these uses, the prevention and treatment of diarrhea is becoming increasingly common, especially in children.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville schools of pharmacy, nursing, and counseling services have received a campus suicide prevention grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

AstraZeneca's lesinurad has been approved by the FDA to treat high blood uric acid levels associated with gout, when used in combination with a xanthine oxidase inhibitor.

Atrial fibrillation can be a tricky condition because patients may not know that they have it, as they may not exhibit any symptoms.

Are you resolving to lose a few pounds in 2016?

Career resolutions can pay off in both big and small ways.

Here are 10 ideas for New Year's resolutions you should set for yourself to become a more well-rounded student as you develop professionally and personally in pharmacy school.

Heart failure and atrial fibrillation often coexist.

Patients with cerebral palsy are often faced with secondary health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, and hypertension.

A University of Montana pharmacy student has been awarded an undergraduate diversity student supplement from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences that will allow her to study dendritic cells.

The FDA has approved Glenmark Pharmaceuticals' linezolid tablets 600 mg, which is the generic equivalent of Zyvox 600 mg tablets.

Pharmacy students in the process of interviewing for a job may feel desperate for any position, but they should consider if they would be a good fit with their potential new boss.

One pharmacy employee got creative with her method for stealing prescription pills, but she wasn't clever enough to not get caught.

Here are some tips for students in the process of choosing pharmacy rotations.

Over the past few years, a multitude of new inhalation devices that are not your standard point-and-press inhalers have come onto the market. 

Although exercise is beneficial for numerous reasons, it can put athletes at risk for the flu and common cold, since it has been linked with depression of immune system functions.

Because overindulgence is common during the holiday season, pharmacists may be asked for their advice on how to avoid and treat acid reflux.

The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy has received a grant from Walgreens for $10,000 to promote diversity among student pharmacists and to assist minority students with financial aid.

Alexander Kantorovich, PharmD, BCPS, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Chicago State University College of Pharmacy, discusses how closer integration of pharmacists into care teams improves outcomes for patients taking new oral anticoagulants.

Pharmacists should use caution when providing antibiotics to pregnant women, as prenatal antibiotic use has been linked to subsequent asthma in offspring.

Universities that embrace different socioeconomic backgrounds will nurture diverse students with greater academic achievements and expectations.

A pharmacy robber took the phrase, If at first you don't succeed, try, try again," to heart in his pursuit of prescription drugs.

This holiday season, give your patients the gift of better health.

The FDA has expanded the age indication of Merck's human papillomavirus 9-valent vaccine for men.

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Foundation has released a summary report of its Fifth Annual Symposium, "Opportunities & Challenges: Patient Care, Prevention & Adherence."

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The FDA has approved the use of the LifeVest wearable defibrillator among children at risk for sudden cardiac arrest who are not eligible for an implantable defibrillator.

Pharmacists may want to recommend low-dose iron supplements to patients who donate blood, as the supplements have been found to speed hemoglobin recovery time after blood donation.

Taking antiretroviral therapy exactly as prescribed is not only essential for lowering the amount of HIV in an infected individual, but also critical for reducing the risk of transmission.

High blood pressure is an established risk factor for cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes.