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Abel Pharmboy is the nom de plume of David J Kroll, a US state university educator and cancer researcher who holds a PhD in Pharmacology and Therapeutics and BS in Toxicology. He writes on natural product drugs and dietary supplements, issues of under-represented groups in the STEMM disciplines, science and medical journalism, the science and culture of North Carolina, Florida, and Colorado, making and listening to music and, with the help of his colleague, Erleichda, wine appreciation.
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For the record, this is a personal blog and any content or opinions expressed are solely the author's and do not reflect those of his university employer or funding agencies. He does get a bit ornery from time to time.
April 29, 2007
Category: Pharmacy
This sad story harkens back to my days as a pharmacy prof when students would argue for points on an incorrect pharmaceutical calculations exam by saying, "well, only the decimal point was off." A pharmacy erroneously made a drug 10...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 7:36 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 26, 2007
Category: Scientific publishing
If publishing is not meant to disseminate scientific findings, then what is its purpose?
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 8:47 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 25, 2007
Category: Botanical/Herbal Medicines
How can an herbal extract proven ineffective for menopausal symptoms still reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence?
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 9:02 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 23, 2007
Category: Alternative medicine
From the Canadian National Review of Medicine: Quacks pervert U of A doc's discovery - Desperate cancer patients clamour for untested DCA "cure"
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 10:02 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 20, 2007
Category: The Friday Fermentable
If you've been to Aspen, Colorado, for a scientific conference you have no doubt made the bike ride down valley to the venerable Woody Creek Tavern for margaritas and such. (The ride back to town is a wee bit more...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 11:58 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Non-herbal supplements
In the comment thread of my recent post about Herbalife, the multilevel supplement marketing company, I brought up the company's association with Dr Louis Ignarro who shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of nitric...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 2:02 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 19, 2007
Category: Non-herbal supplements
Nobel laureates and multi-level dietary supplement marketing: some play, some object.
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 8:40 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 16, 2007
Category: Toxicology
EPA agrees to cut lead in kids' products The lawsuit also followed the death of 4-year-old Jarnell Brown of Minneapolis, who died last year from acute lead poisoning by swallowing part of a heart-shaped charm bracelet distributed by Reebok International...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 12:13 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
April 15, 2007
Category: Books
The weekend version of the Wall Street Journal (sorry, sub reqd) included John Gribbins' list of influential science books that also make for good literature. Gribbin trained originally as an astrophysicist and recently finished writing his 100th book. The list:...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 6:02 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 13, 2007
Category: Politics
Despite living in a state with a heavy military economy, the closest I've come to knowing the sacrifices of Iraq War service personnel is through my ScienceBlogs colleague, Mike Dunford, of The Questionable Authority. While his wife is delpoyed in...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 8:44 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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