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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Fall 2012 brings leading pharmaceutical scientists and researchers from around the globe to do some big thinking at the University of Rhode Island. If you are a scientist, researcher, educator, or student in the area of drug discovery and development, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn and network with some of most […]
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Grilling season is in full swing, and the age-old question hangs in the air: Would you like a side of carcinogenic heterocyclic amines with your porterhouse? That black stuff you love so much on your grilled meat is nearly as bad as eating soot from your fireplace and can actually be hazardous to your health. […]
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Studies have shown that up to 50% of antibiotic use in hospitals is unnecessary or inappropriate. This improper use of antibiotics poses a critical threat to our ability to effectively treat infections. Unfortunately, antibiotic misuse—i.e. when antibiotics are given when they are not needed, are continued when they are no longer necessary, or are given […]
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URI College of Pharmacy symposium delivers compelling messages KINGSTON, R.I. – September 17, 2012 – The United States currently spends $2.5 trillion on health care annually, the most of any country in the world, but America’s infant mortality rate is 28th in the world. Only 30 percent of sick Americans receive same-day care, and medical […]
Continue reading "Pharmacy, health care leader delivers sobering news about cost, effectiveness of U.S. health care"Sept. 14 program is free, open to public KINGSTON, R.I. – August 22, 2012 – The inventor of a popular anticonvulsant and pain medication will be among six speakers at a symposium being offered Friday, Sept. 14 by the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy. Richard B. Silverman, the John Evans Professor of Chemistry […]
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ASCP empowers pharmacists and students to enhance quality of care for older adults through the appropriate use of medications and the promotion of healthy aging. The student chapter’s goal is to promote intergenerational community outreach and networking for pharmacy students. The focus is on healthy living and wellness across ALL ages…even as students!
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URI awarded $14 million Innovation grant to improve care and lower costs for cognitively challenged adults with chronic diseases KINGSTON, R.I. — July 23, 2012 — As the Americans with Disabilities Act marks its 22nd anniversary this week and lawmakers nationwide evaluate plans to implement some or all of the Affordable Care Act, the University […]
Continue reading "$14 Million Health Care Innovation Award"URI researchers ask, ‘Is your health at steak?’ KINGSTON, R.I. – Nothing goes better with your Fourth of July fireworks than a backyard barbecue. But if you’re not careful, your grilled meats could be a health hazard. According to two URI scientists, the charring on your steaks and burgers are heterocyclic amines or, if you’ve […]
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Kerry LaPlante: Recognition of Research Fellowship by ACCP
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