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Time for Pharmacies to Stop Selling Tobacco

November 19, 2014

  (By Douglas Anderson, PharmD, DPh) A recent study has revealed that 6% of patients receiving medications for chronic lung disorders also bought cigarettes at the same time. Cigarette smoking is well known as a cause of these diseases, and also increases the risk of heart disease, lung cancer, and... View Article

Could GMOs Help Solve Global Health Issues?

November 6, 2014

(By Dr. Heather Kuruvilla) Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are often portrayed as unnatural, potentially harmful, and just plain scary. Like any technology, genetically modified organisms have some potential risks, both to people and to the environment. We don’t know if the newly engineered proteins may be allergenic or otherwise... View Article