It’s 3 a.m. You wake up to the sound of your child crying – and coughing. Oh dear; it’s a dreaded winter cold. You have options: give your child medicine or try to ride it out. You opt for the medicine, but when you head to the medicine cabinet, you aren’t sure which is the… Read more »
When the hustle and bustle of the holidays is coupled with the challenges of winter weather, it can be difficult to focus on yourself. We all tend to let health concerns slip a little to the wayside over the holidays, and winter can pose some pretty unique risks to your health. Avoiding the problem won’t… Read more »
Does the thought of taking medicine strike fear into your heart? If so, you may suffer from a rare phobia called pharmacophobia – the irrational fear of taking medication. Patients who suffer from pharmacophobia experience a broad range of symptoms when faced with the prospect of taking and managing medication, including palpitations, panic attacks, racing… Read more »
Being mobile is such a huge part of retaining your independence. Unfortunately, it’s also something most able-bodied people take for granted. Until something happens to compromise your ability to get where you want to go in a safe and timely manner, most people don’t even give a second thought to walking aids and how they… Read more »
Influenza (“the flu”) is an underestimated disease that really encompasses hundreds of potential influenza viruses producing malaise, fever, and in some cases, extreme sickness. Sometimes, people confuse the common cold with the flu, but these two illnesses are not the same, and often, do not produce the same symptoms. While a mild case of flu… Read more »
There’s been a great deal of attention and press recently concerning Crohn’s and Colitis. These difficult conditions can make patients very sick and can sometimes even be life-threatening. Science is making remarkable strides in treating these diseases, such as compounding Crohn’s disease medications, but neither has a cure at the current point in time. In… Read more »
If you are experiencing jaw pain or tenderness, you may have heard the term TMJ. But what is TMJ? Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJD) is a degenerative condition of the jaw. This condition affects the hinge joint at either side of the jaw where the lower and upper jaw connect. Specifically, TMJ impacts the temporal bones… Read more »
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2.8 million seniors visit the emergency department every year because of an injury resulting from a fall. Hip fractures require about 300,000 older adults to be hospitalized each year with 95 percent of them resulting from a fall. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are also… Read more »
For years, doctors treated women’s symptoms of menopause and hormone conditions with what they believed was the best option – synthetic hormones. These hormones spurred on the same responses in the body as natural hormones, but they weren’t exactly the same, and some women seemed to respond better to them than others. It was an… Read more »
Whether you have generalized anxiety or a specific fear, you know how debilitating the symptoms are without proper care. While your doctor should always serve as your first point of contact for diagnosing and treating anxiety, your pharmacist also plays a role in helping you find ways to manage anxiety symptoms. Although any pharmacy can… Read more »
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