A Healthy Start: Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child
August is National Immunization Awareness Month – a reminder that we all need vaccines right from the start and throughout our lives. Immunization gives parents the safe, proven power to protect their children from 14 serious and sometimes deadly diseases before they turn 2 years old. Children who don’t receive recommended vaccines are at risk […]
How to prevent drug interactions
Many people, especially among the elderly, take more than two or three prescription pills per day. Others with certain disease states like high blood pressure, epilepsy and depression are also at risk for dangerous drug interactions. Here are some guidelines to making sure you are not in danger of a serious drug interaction: 1. Talk […]
New Niacin Study Reveals Alarming Results
Niacin has long been hailed as a cholesterol treatment by boosting HDL (the good cholesterol) levels and lowering LDL (bad cholesterol). It’s often prescribed in conjunction with familiar statin medications such as Lipitor and Crestor. Niacin (vitamin B3) is also available over-the-counter in smaller doses. However, a new study published in the New England Journal […]
New drugs approved by FDA
Good news for women suffering from hot flashes and for people with diabetes — two new drugs have been approved by the FDA. Duavee is for menopausal women with moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms or “hot flashes” and the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Vasomotor symptoms are thought to occur when estrogen levels fall and affect […]
Have you had the Cyber Talk with your teens?
Summer is in full swing. School is out, we’ve celebrated the 4th and maybe already taken our family vacation. We go back to work and the kids are at home alone. So, do you know what your teens are up to when you’re not with them? Keeping our kids safe online should be our priority. […]