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How cinnamon lowers blood sugar

The Checkup by Singlecare

A small 2012 study demonstrated similar antidiabetic properties when participants took 1,000 milligrams of cinnamon per day over 12 weeks. Additionally, some research demonstrates the heart health benefits of cinnamon—a good thing for people with diabetes who are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Prescribing Red Flags: Pharmacists Be Wary of What the Doctor Orders

The FDA Law Blog

The government complaint, filed January 16, 2025, and amended April 18th, alleged that Walgreens pharmacies knowingly filled millions of unlawful controlled substance prescriptions between August 2012 and March 2023 despite clear red flags indicating a high likelihood that the prescriptions were invalid because they lacked a legitimate medical purpose (..)

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FDA Inspections: Lesson 1 – Interviewing Employees

The FDA Law Blog

Although FDA has long taken the position that it has broad authority in how it conducts its inspections, it was not until 2012 that Congress put some teeth behind FDAs policy position. Using publicly available examples, these lessons will illustrate potential pitfalls and strategies for interacting with FDA during and after an inspection.

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Why CDC cuts are being called ‘the greatest gift to tobacco industry in the last half-century’

STAT

” Hall was one of dozens of people who have been featured in the Tips From Former Smokers campaign that launched in 2012, run by a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “I don’t want anybody to have to go through what I’m going through.”

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150 Years of Community Care

Oswald's

By 2012, my father became the sole proprietor, continuing our family’s dedication to community-centered service. Under their guidance, Oswald’s adapted to market shifts by expanding our gift and toy selections. In 2021, representing the sixth generation of my family to run Oswalds, I assumed ownership.

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2024 IDstewardship Year End Review

IDStewardship

Steven Smoke, Pharm.D., BCIDP, BCPT Five Things To Know: How To Use Artificial Intelligence To Be A Better Clinical Pharmacist Katarzyna Wojcik, PMP, PhD,Andrea Prinzi, PhD, MPH, CPH, SM(ASCP),Amanda Suchanek, Ph.D., Jessica Blavignac Microbiology Laboratory Strategies to Advance Antimicrobial Stewardship Timothy Gauthier, Pharm.D.,

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Pharmacists Help Patients Manage Chronic Pain

Drug Topics

Bruhn H, Bond CM, Elliott AM, et al. Pharmacist-led management of chronic pain in primary care: results from a randomised controlled exploratory trial. 2013;3(4):e002361.