The Health Dose: Poison and Drug Safety

By F. Mazda Shirazi, MD, PhD, FACEP, FAAEM | Apr 22, 2017
With the advent of warm weather the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, part of the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, is reminding people of the dangers of rattlesnakes. Reptiles in Arizona are most active... read more

By Will Humble, MPH | Apr 2, 2016
The U.S. health-care system has become much more aggressive in treating pain over the last 15 years and just as with any medical intervention at times there are adverse side effects. Today, the United States is in the middle... read more

By Jeannie Lee, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, FASHP | Mar 17, 2016
Almost 60 million Americans suffer from insomnia, many people take prescription or over-the-counter sleep medications to help them sleep through the night. Insomnia also tends to increase as we age, almost half of older adults... read more