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According to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, the heart risk from Actos is just as great as the risk posed by Avandia according to a story published Tuesday, August 24 by the Los Angeles Times….

by Isaak Smith, PharmD Candidate, University of Florida College of Pharmacy Contrave (naltrexone SR/bupropion SR) is an investigational product from Orexigen, a company that specializes in the treatment of obesity. Contrave has just completed phase-3 trials (COR-1, COR-2, COR-BMOD, and COR-diabetes) and Orexigen has submitted an NDA to the FDA …

By Sheri Colberg, PhD The buzz words these days when it comes to metabolic disease prevention are "antioxidant status" and "inflammation." We extoll the possible benefits of taking antioxidant supplements like vitamin E and alpha-lipoic acid to prevent cardiovascular, eye, and other diseases. We continually hear about how natural antioxidants …

At the 37th Annual AADE meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Edward Shahady, who developed the Florida Academy of Family Physicians’ “Diabetes Master Clinician Program,” discussed methods used to improve diabetes care.

Catalina Pulecio Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California   Nutrigenomics is a fast-moving field of research that combines molecular biology, genetics and nutrition to regulate gene expression through specific nutrients.1

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Let’s start this week’s article off with a little quiz. Please answer the following questions honestly:

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   If you experience painful, involuntary contractions of your muscles, you’re having a muscle cramp. They can occur in any muscle but are most common in the legs, feet, and muscles that cross two joints, such as your calf muscle (the gastrocnemius, which crosses your knee …

Katy Wallis, Pharm D Candidate, University of Florida In his new book, Prescription for Type 2 Diabetes: Exercise, Milt Bedingfield, MA, CDE, has hit a home run in regard to educating the typical diabetes patient about their disease and how to manage it. With his conversational tone and common language, …

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   We are continually bombarded with messages about how fat Americans have become and how bad this weight gain is for our health. Interestingly, while the United States became the fattest nation in the world during the 20th century, our average life span still increased by …

Reviewed by Dave Joffe, CDE, FACA, Editor-in-Chief and Alexander Brown, PharmD Candidate Florida, A & M University   There are a lot of patients who, like me, have to be on the cutting edge technology-wise. We were the first to get an iPhone or a Droid and we ran to …