UGA to hold 10th annual ‘Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health’ on Oct. 17
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and the American Pharmacists Association will celebrate American Pharmacists Month with the 10th annual "Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health" on Oct. 17...
View ArticleFace cream and facts: Consumers want more education with their cosmeceutical ads
There is no fountain of youth. But, there are plenty of cosmetic companies standing by to help consumers in their pursuit of fewer lines and wrinkles. Wading through the advertised claims of these...
View ArticleTamiflu doesn’t offer relief promised, says UGA study
For the nearly 62 million Americans infected with influenza each year, oseltamivir, commonly called Tamiflu, promises to offer relief. New research from the University of Georgia finds the medication...
View ArticleAmerican Pharmacists Association CEO to present 30th anniversary Kenneth L....
Thomas E. Menighan, executive vice president and chief executive officer of the American Pharmacists Association, will present at the 30th anniversary of the University of Georgia Kenneth L. Waters...
View ArticlePeople with natural immunity to HIV may serve as basis for new vaccine
Despite urgent need and tremendous scientific effort, researchers have yet to discover a vaccine for HIV that adequately protects humans from infection. But some people don't need one. For reasons not...
View ArticleStudy links improved consumer welfare to increased prescription drug...
More people are better off thanks to the impact of an influx of direct-to-consumer advertising spending than they would be without those marketing efforts, according to a study recently published by...
View ArticleMan’s best friend: Common canine virus may lead to new vaccines for deadly...
Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a virus commonly found in dogs may serve as the foundation for the next great breakthrough in human vaccine development.
View ArticleUGA researchers find algal ancestor is key to how deadly pathogens proliferate
Long ago, when life on Earth was in its infancy, a group of small single-celled algae propelled themselves through the vast prehistoric ocean by beating whip like tails called flagella. It's a...
View ArticleUGA research offers new targets for stroke treatments
New research from the University of Georgia identifies the mechanisms responsible for regenerating blood vessels in the brain.
View ArticleParasitic worms may help treat diseases associated with obesity
On the list of undesirable medical conditions, a parasitic worm infection surely ranks fairly high. Although modern pharmaceuticals have made them less of a threat in some areas, these organisms are...
View ArticleUGA discovery promises to improve drugs used to fight cancer, other diseases
Even when at rest, the human body is a flurry of activity. Like a microscopic metropolis locked in a state of perpetual rush hour traffic, the trillions of cells that make us who we are work...
View ArticlePatient expectations of acute bronchitis not consistent with the best evidence
New research from the University of Georgia exposes a large discrepancy in the length of time patients expect an acute cough illness, also called acute bronchitis, to last and the reality of the...
View ArticleFighting sleep: UGA discovery may lead to new treatments for deadly sleeping...
While its common name may make it sound almost whimsical, sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, is in reality a potentially fatal parasitic infection that has ravaged populations in...
View ArticleNew drug targets found for treatment of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer cells need certain enzymes to grow tumors, and an often overlooked enzyme-Pak1-is key for their growth, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
View ArticleUGA pharmacy students selected for Navy’s Health Services Collegiate Program
While most University of Georgia students working toward their doctor of pharmacy degrees begin job-hunting toward the end of the program's third year, second-year students Sean Szad of Richmond Hill...
View ArticleOpen house scheduled for new pharmaceutical sciences program
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is hosting an open house for all students interested in its new degree program, the bachelor of science in the pharmaceutical sciences. The event will...
View ArticleNew rabies vaccine could reduce cost, risk
Researchers at the University of Georgia used a common dog disease-canine parainfluenza-to build a new vaccine to protect humans and animals from the rabies virus. Developers hope the new treatment...
View ArticleMinnesota’s Center for Drug Design director to give annual Chu Lecture at UGA
This year's Chu Lecture hosted by the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy will explore "Acyclonucleosides to Ziagen: A Journey." Presented by Robert Vince, director of the Center for Drug Design...
View ArticleUGA College of Pharmacy to host Utah scientist, entrepreneur
Glenn Prestwich, Presidential Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and special presidential assistant for faculty entrepreneurism at the University of Utah, will present a seminar March 6 at 3:30 p.m. in...
View ArticleUGA professor publishes pharmaceutical marketing book
Matthew Perri III, a professor in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, has co-authored the book "Pharmaceutical Marketing" with former graduate student Brent Rollins, who is now a faculty...
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