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Episode 14 – Heart Disease (Part 1)

msopradio — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:20:22 +0000

Dr. Peter J. Hughes, an assistant professor at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy, talks about heart disease and how it can affect you or a loved one.

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Additional information on Heart Disease:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004449/

Episode 13 – Heart Health

msopradio — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:28:05 +0000

Dr. Lindsey Elmore, an assistant professor and the director of the community pharmacy residency program at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy, talks about ways to help improve your heart health during this month of American Heart Month.

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Additional Information on tips for a healthy heart:

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/

Episode 12 – Vitamin D Deficiency

msopradio — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:50:20 +0000

Dr. Maryam Iranikhah, an assistant professor at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy, talks about the affects of Vitamin D deficiency, what levels you should be at as well as why Vitamin D is important for your overall health.

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Additional Information about Vitamin D deficiency:

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind/

Episode 11 – Smoking Cessation

msopradio — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:10:22 +0000

Dr. Jessica Skelley, an assistant professor at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy, talks about stopping the habit of smoking, what cigarettes contain inside along with what benefits one can see after stopping smoking for just one day plus much more.

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Additional Information on Smoking Cessation:

http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/osh/index.htm

Episode 10 – GERD

msopradio — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:20:10 +0000

Dr. Terri Wensel, an assistant professor at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy, talks about GERD, what symptoms derive from this disease as well as ways to help prevent acid reflux disease.

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Additional Information on GERD:

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gerd/index.aspx

http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/v100/n1/pdf/ajg200530a.pdf

Episode 9 – Diabetes

msopradio — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:41:02 +0000

Dr. Jessica Skelley, as assistant professor at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy, talks about the two types of diabetes, what symptoms you may have from the disease as well as how to manage diabetes.

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Additional information about Diabetes:

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/index.htm

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/?utm_source=WWW&utm_medium=GlobalNavDB&utm_campaign=CON

Episode 8 – Medication Therapy Management Services

msopradio — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:08:55 +0000

Dr. Lindsey Elmore, an assistant professor and director of the community residency program at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy, talks about Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services that pharmacists can provide, where to find pharmacists that provide them, the significance of what these services can ultimately do for you and the profession of pharmacy.

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Additional information on Medication Therapy Management Services

http://www.pharmacist.com/AM/Template.cfm?section=MTM

Episode 7 – Patient Assistance Programs

msopradio — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:00:32 +0000

Dr. Anna Meador, an assistant professor at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy who also has a practice site at Christ Health Center, talks about patient assistance programs, who qualifies for them and how they can help you in regards to your prescribed medications.

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Additional Resources for Patient Assistance Programs:

www.needymeds.org

www.rxassist.org

www.pparx.org

Partnership for Prescription Assistance phone number 1-888-477-2669

Episode 6 – Pharmacy Awareness Month

msopradio — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:07:35 +0000

Dr. Maisha Kelly Freeman, an associate professor and director of the drug information center at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy, talks about the pharmacy profession on how pharmacists today can do services other than filling prescriptions and more.

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Episode 5 – Brand vs Generic Medications

msopradio — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:48:51 +0000

Dr. John Arnold, an assistant professor at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy, talks about the differences beteween brand and generic medications, how they are developed and what you need to know in considering the two.

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