diabetes

John White promoted to department chair

SPOKANE, Wash. – John R. White Jr. has been promoted to chair of the Department of Pharmacotherapy at the Washington State University College of Pharmacy. He is a licensed pharmacist and has been extensively involved in diabetes research and education since 1987. He also is involved in development of a nasal formulation to be used […]

Minorities less likely to receive diabetes test

SPOKANE – Ethnic and racial minorities bear a disproportionate share of America’s diabetes epidemic but are significantly less likely than whites to receive a commonly used test to monitor control of blood glucose, WSU researchers said. Neumiller In a commentary for the current issue of The Diabetes Educator, Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy Joshua Jon Neumiller and […]

Reducing the risk, effects of diabetes discussed

RICHLAND — Learn how simple and deliberate lifestyle choices can make all the difference in your health at the Diabetes Education Seminar on Sept. 11 at WSU Tri-Cities.   The speaker is Dr. Hans Diehl, director of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute of Loma Linda, Calif., and founder of the Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP), a […]

Diabetes Initiative 2009 Spring Forum

SPOKANE – The focus for the spring forum is “Research Opportunities in Diabetes Management: Models to Increase Compliance and Decrease Cost” will be held from 9-3 p.m., Thursday, May 14. The team of faculty and staff that make up the WSU Diabetes Initiative are dedicated to reducing the mortality and morbidity from diabetes. The event […]

Pharmacy establishes diabetes professorship

PULLMAN – A new endowed professorship for a diabetes educator in the College of Pharmacy at WSU will be held first by the professor for whom it is named. Professor R. Keith Campbell has been appointed to the newly created “R. Keith Campbell Endowed Professorship in Diabetes Care,” effective Feb. 1. The College raised from […]

WSU Tri-Cities program improves participant health

Richland, Wash. — Dennis Sheehan lowered his cholesterol score from 174 to 117 and needs less insulin to treat his diabetes. His wife, Kathy Sheehan, lost 13 pounds without feeling hungry. The Benton City couple accomplished those health goals through the eight-week Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP), a program sponsored by Kadlec Medical Center and […]

Diabetes epidemic

Photo: Gabe Patten, left, information systems coordinator for the College of Pharmacy, demonstrates a new insulin inhaler with help from Keith Campbell. (Photo by Becky Phillips).Diabesity n. – An epidemic of obesity and diabetes that is sweeping America. Coined by Francine Kaufman, M.D., diabesity is a set of conditions afflicting nearly 1.3 million Washington residents. […]