Aisling Caffrey: Received the AACP 2012-2013 New Investigator Award
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Pharmacy researcher finds most popular weight-loss drug strongly alters other drug therapies
Pharmacy researcher finds most popular weight-loss drug strongly alters other drug therapies KINGSTON, R.I.— December 10, 2012 – A University of Rhode Island researcher has discovered that the weight-loss drug orlistat, known by the brand names Xenical and Alli, inhibits a key enzyme that may lead to “severe toxicity of internal organs such as the […]
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A study released today sends out a strongly worded warning about risks of kidney, liver, and other organ damage from the most popular weight drugs on the market. According to a University of Rhode Island study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), orlistat, which goes by the prescription brand name Xenical and the […]
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3D biomedical science videos receives 1 million hits KINGSTON, R.I. – Dec. 10, 2012 – It can be difficult to understand how drugs like Iressa and Prozac work in the body just from reading a textbook. That’s why students at the University of Rhode Island have been creating 3D models and animations to explain complex […]
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Celia MacDonnell, Saumitra Rege, Kara Misto, Richard Dolase, Paul George: Received the national Rufus A. Lyman Award for the best published paper in AJPE (American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education) in 2012 from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
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Rob Dufresne and Ginger Lemay: First year as Directors of New Pharmacy Residency Programs (Rob, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency ; Ginger, PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency)
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Erica Estus: Elected Chair of AACP Geriatrics SIG.
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Rhode Island Pharmacists Association Award
Mike Simeone: Recipient of the 2012 NASPA Bowl of Hygeia Awarded from Rhode Island Pharmacists Association.
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Title: Assistant Professor, Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences Expertise: Biochemistry of Brain Molecules; Improved Drug Therapies We’re just too fat. Obesity in the United States is common and the health problems it causes are enormous. It’s something that doctors, psychologists, teachers, parents, scientists, and so many others have long struggled to understand: What regulates our body […]
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