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As a registered pharmacist, I practiced for several years at a national university hospital, where I ran the drug information service. Beyond dispensing and counselling patients on their medication, I administered continual education activities and managed

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Health & Fitness > Prescription & Medication The dangers of expired drugs: 1 of 11

Expired drugs are commonplace and inertia notwithstanding, many of us tend to rely on an intuitive sense of their value in continuing to store and use them. Such drugs can be harmful to health in several ways; they can be unpredictable in effectiveness, simply ineffective, or even toxic. The formal way of classifying a drug ...
Health & Fitness > Prescription & Medication What to know before you start your medication: 1 of 5

Starting your medication can be an important step towards the cure or better control of a medical condition and starting on the right foot is often invaluable to developing greater confidence and assurance in taking the medication consistently and appropriately for maximum benefit. There are however, several important things...
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Where will the greatest points of conflict arise in India's foreseeable future and how should India act to resolve these conflicts?: 7 of 31

Even as a new century begins, the economic train of the world's largest democracy rolls on, gifting software, language and spirituality to many. Home to luminaries like Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Theresa, diversity is key to the abiding fascination of India. Yet for all her exotic charms, threats are arising from within and w...
Politics, News & Issues > Environment (Other) How does the health of a river affect the vitality of a region?: 7 of 28

Coursing through the veins of the earth's crust, rivers are akin to the lifeblood that sustains much of our world today. Caring for our rivers is paramount as many are now in danger of completely vanishing or becoming so ill as to endanger vast communities. The impact of seasonal changes on rivers already has immense consequ...
Health & Fitness > Prescription & Medication When should you take your medication?: 1 of 4

Timing your medication appropriately can be crucial to the success of any treatment regime whether it be to cure a life-threatening condition or simply to alleviate troublesome symptoms. When best to take a medication depends on the active ingredient, what product form the medication is in, the nature and severity of the con...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Asia Since the world faces many challenges in 2009 including a global economic crisis, climate change, political upheavals and more, what are Asia's main challenges in 2009 and how will you be affected?: 8 of 17

Diversity remains key to the abiding fascination of Asia through 2009. A land with a myriad of peoples, cultures and languages, Asia is the largest continent in the world and the most populated. In steering recovery from the global economic crisis, interdependence with other continents will be crucial, yet it is the intra-de...
Health & Fitness > Drug Legislation & Safety What is a drug-drug interaction?: 1 of 1

A drug-drug interaction involves one drug affecting the activity of another usually when both are concurrently administered. Such interactions can result in the reduced or enhanced activity of one or both drugs. While many forms of drug-drug interactions exist, most can be broadly classified into interactions that involve th...
Health & Fitness > Prescription & Medication Medications for AIDS: 1 of 1

A variety of medications is now available to combat the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) yet no single medicine to-date is effective when taken alone and none of them provide a cure. Combinations of HIV medications are valuable in controlling the amount of virus in the...
Health & Fitness > Medicine Development What is evidence-based medicine?: 3 of 4

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the practice of integrating clinical experience and patient values with the best available research information to optimize patient outcomes. A healthcare provider concluding on a clinical decision through EBM can be akin to a financial analyst concluding on a business model. A balance sheet ...
Health & Fitness > Herbal & Natural Remedies Top herbal remedies that may interfere with your medications: 7 of 7

Reports estimate that 25% of patients who seek medical attention for a serious condition are using herbal treatments, and up to 70% of such patients do not tell their doctor.1,2 It is imperative that you discuss any herbal product you use with your doctor to avoid untoward interactions with your medications. Established herb...