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Faculty and Staff Highlights
 | No Link Found Between Asthma Drugs, Suicide Attempts In a new study, CPR researchers Glen Schumock and Todd Lee, examine the association between leukotriene-modifying agents and suicide. Published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, this case-control study found no evidence of a link despite current FDA warnings. The study has received considerable coverage in the lay press. For more information click here |
 | Asthma Medications Could Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat in Kids CPR Todd Lee presented new findings that were highlighted at the 2012 American Thoracic Society International Conference linking inhaled anticholinergics with cardiac arrhythmias in children with asthma. The study used data from more than 283,000 asthma patients ages 5 to 24 who were new users of asthma controller medications and found a greater number of arrhythmia events associated with the use of anticholinergics. Co-investigators from the CPR included Glen Schumock, Surrey Walton. For more information click here |
 | Facts in Scientific Drug Literature May Not Be, Study Finds Jennifer Samp, Simon Pickard, and Glen Schumock published a study in the journal Pharmacotherapy that examines the extent of fraud and misconduct in published drug studies. The investigators found that the proportion of retractions due to scientific misconduct in the drug literature is higher than in general biomedical literature. The study has received extensive media attention, including a radio interview of Dr. Pickard. For more information click here |