Author Archives: health

Is Special K cereal healthy?

Kellogg’s Special K cereal has long been marketed as a healthy breakfast option. Advertising campaigns such as their 2005 ‘Drop A Jean Size Challenge’, have helped to cement Special K’s reputation as the cereal choice that can help with weight loss. However, if you are looking for ways to ‘drop a jean size’, does Special… Read More »

SIUE School of Pharmacy Clinical Professor to Present Nationally on Drug Safety – RiverBender.com

EDWARDSVILLE – In the pharmaceutical world, ensuring safety in the way in which prescription drugs are distributed and understanding their adverse effects, is of the utmost importance for patient protection. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) Clinical Assistant Professor Fred Gattas, PharmD, BCNP, FAPhA, will share his expert knowledge on the topic of… Read More »

Why a single molecule called CD166 could unlock new cancer therapies

More than $ 3 million from the National Institutes of Health will allow Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center researchers to improve understanding of the complex system of how hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) survive and sustain their function in the bone marrow. Edward F. Srour, Ph.D., the Robert J. and Annie S. Rohn… Read More »