October 24th 2024
Nina Vadiei, PharmD, BCPP, a clinical associate professor at UT Austin and a clinical pharmacy specialist in psychiatry at San Antonio State Hospital, discusses her career as a psychiatric pharmacist.
Methamphetamine, heroin users have similar risk for dental disease
October 2nd 2012Long-term users of methamphetamine compared with heroin users in an urban setting had a high prevalence of dental disease, much higher than the general U.S. population, according to a small cross-sectional study published September 1 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
New guidelines: Screen adults for hypertriglyceridemia every 5 years
September 20th 2012An Endocrine Society task force has established new clinical-practice guidelines that recommend screening adults for high triglyceride levels. Find out the reason behind the new recommendations and how often the screening should be administered.
tPA: Still the underused clot-buster in stroke management
September 15th 2012Patients suffering stroke often do not seek immediate help. Just as disturbing, lack of stroke expertise in many hospitals and skepticism among ER physicians may prevent tPA from being administered to the patients who need it most.