Women

Anticoagulation in Pregnant Women: Which Medications are Safe?

By: Diana Gritsenko, PharmD Candidate 2015 - Multiple complications can arise during pregnancy. While venous thromboembolism (VTE) has a prevalence…

12 years ago

In Wine There Is Truth

By: Katharine Cimmino, Editor-in-Chief - Many articles and quick one-line stories have been cropping up on the internet boasting the…

12 years ago

Celiac Disease: Seeking Proper Treatment

By: Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - The Mayo Clinic reported in the American Journal of Gastroenterology that 1.8 million…

12 years ago

New Strides in Lupus Treatment

By: Daniel Mathan, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, Anita Kachappilly, PharmD Candidate c/o 2016, & Amrita Singh, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 -…

12 years ago

Riociguat (Adempas®) New Drug for Pulmonary Hypertension

By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - On October 8th of 2013, Bayer’s new drug riociguat (Adempas®) was approved for…

12 years ago

The Surgeon General’s 2014 Report on Smoking

By: Ada Seldin, Staff Editor - Since the first release of the Surgeon General’s Report on smoking 50 years ago,…

12 years ago

Do You Know Your Organizations?: LKS

      Lambda Kappa Sigma (LKS) is an international professional pharmacy fraternity that provides opportunities to women in pharmacy…

12 years ago

Direct Association of HIV and Early Kidney Damage in Women

By: Elizabeth Kopec, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014, South University School of Pharmacy at Columbia, SC - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…

12 years ago

Possible Mandatory Lung Cancer Screening

By: Jenny Park, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - Lung cancer takes away the lives of about 160,000 individuals annually, which…

13 years ago

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

By: Uzma Toppa, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 - Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, also known as MERS, is a viral respiratory…

13 years ago

Zecuity(TM): Novel Treatment Option for Migraines

By: Arya Mathew, PharmD Candidate c/o 2014 -  About twelve percent of the U.S. population suffers from migraines, affecting adult…

13 years ago

Nattokinase use in DVT prophylaxis

Samad Tirmizi, Pharm. D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a clot formation that occurs within deep…

13 years ago

Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: What it Reveals About Today’s Genetic Testing & Road to Curing Breast Cancer

By Sang Hyo Kim, Staff Editor - Angelina Jolie, the actress recognized for her charismatic beauty, revealed to the New…

13 years ago

Helping Solve the Cruel Mystery

By: Erica Dimitropoulos, Senior Staff Editor - Lupus is highly unpredictable and occurs without warning; there is no known cause…

13 years ago

FDA Approves Dimethyl Fumarate for Treatment of Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

By: Andy Zhang, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - On March 28, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the…

13 years ago

Regulation of Low to Moderate Risk Medical Devices by the Food and Drug Administration

By: Hayeon Na, Co-Copy Editor [Content-Focused] - On March 22, 2013, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) aired an episode of “Need…

13 years ago

Can a Pharmacist Prevent the Next Pileup?

By: Moisey Rafailov, PharmD Candidate c/o 2015 - It was early in the morning on New York’s Route 684 when…

13 years ago

Plan B® Pill Now Available Without Prescription to Women 15 Years of Age and Older

By: Bansri Patel - As of May 1st 2013, Plan B®, the brand name emergency contraception pill will now be…

13 years ago

Three-Person In Vitro Fertilization: Combating Mitochondrial Disease or Ethical Tipping Point?

By: Bharat Kirthivasan - The UK government might soon become the platform for an explosive debate on the utility and…

13 years ago

New P2Y12 Antagonist on the Rise

By Nancy Rizkalla, PharmD candidate c/o 2015 -        Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with subsequent stent implantation is a highly…

13 years ago

FDA Approves New Indication for Botox (OnabotulinumtoxinA) for Urinary Incontinence

By: Bethsy Jacob, PharmD Candidate 2014 - On January 18, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a…

13 years ago

Calcium Intake and Risk of Myocardial Infarction

By:  Lila Ahmed, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013 - In the past, numerous research efforts have attempted to prove the benefits…

13 years ago

Varizig® for Chickenpox Symptoms

By: Steve Soman, Co-Editor-in-Chief - Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin (Varizig®) was approved by the FDA on December 21st of 2012.…

13 years ago

New Healthcare Law Concerning Birth Control Causes Debate

By: Katie Cimmino, Pharm D. Candidate c/o 2015 -  With the start of the New Year the French government is…

13 years ago

Ivacaftor (KalydecoTM): Targeting the Core of Cystic Fibrosis

By: Eugene Kolomiyets, PharmD Candidate c/o 2013, AMSCOP at LIU - Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused…

14 years ago

Medications Causing Body Temperature Fluctuations

By: Elsa Thomas, Pharm.D. c/o 2013 - Human body uses various complex mechanisms to maintain its body temperature within a…

14 years ago

Bisphosphonates and Atypical Fracture Risk

By: Steve Soman, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - Bisphosphonates are proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence in…

14 years ago

The Unsung Heroes

By: Steve Soman, Co-Editor-in-Chief - As Americans, we often admire the courage and sacrifice of the men and women serving…

14 years ago

Impact of Gender and Race on the Efficacy on Opiods

By: Lunbao (Jerry) Huang, Pharm.D.  Candidate c/o 2013 - Pain is a very difficult condition to manage, as clinicians have…

14 years ago

Effect of Intravenous Ondansetron on QT Interval Prolongation

By: Raymond Wu, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013   The 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5HT3) antagonists (e.g. ondansetron [Zofran®]) are commonly used…

14 years ago

Rho Chi Post Interview with Dean Mangione

By: Mohamed Dungersi & Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Associate Student Editors - Each month, the editors at the Rho Chi Post…

14 years ago

Korlym® For Endogenous Cushing’s Syndrome

By: Alexandra Alleva, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2013 - On February 17, 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved…

14 years ago

Student Pharmacist Star of the Month: Praneeta Nagraj

By: Marie Huang - Each month, the Rho Chi Post has the wonderful opportunity to sit down with an inspiring…

14 years ago

CHF, a Rare but Serious Presentation of Graves’ disease

By: James Schurr, Pharm.D. Candidate c/o 2014 - Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that results in a state of…

14 years ago

Link Revealed: PPI Usage, Smoking and Bone Fractures

By: Ebey P. Soman - Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are medications commonly prescribed to treat heartburn, acid reflux disease, and…

14 years ago

Greater Bone Loss in Post-Menopausal Women with HIV

By: Bibin Thomas, Long Island University, PharmD Candidate - Earlier in 2011, it was reported that that young and middle-aged…

14 years ago

Student Pharmacist Star of the Month: Sibyl Cherian

By: Marie Huang - Every month, Rho Chi Post has the wonderful opportunity to sit down and talk to an…

15 years ago