Are you a male who is over the age of 40? If you answered YES, this article is for you! Prostate cancer screening has been a controversial topic in recent years. Some experts think every man should be screened after a certain age while others say screening may only result in over treatment. I believe […]
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Traveling? Protect yourself! Annually, approximately 400 Canadians are reported to be infected with malaria while traveling abroad. However, it is estimated that only 30-50% of cases are reported therefore the actual number is likely much higher. Malaria is an acute flu-like illness caused by a parasite which is transmitted to humans through the bite of
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The purpose of this blog is to accurately inform readers about health issues, how to improve health and prevent disease, and occasionally to simply to raise awareness about issues that may affect them, their family and friends. This is one of those articles where we have chosen to make our readers aware of a disease
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Update: Shingles Vaccination Since its approval by Health Canada in 2008, the shingles vaccine (Zostavax) has been difficult if not impossible to find due to manufacturing difficulties. Merck, the company who makes Zostavax, has finally produced enough of the vaccine to fill back orders and hopes to continue production to meet incoming orders. This vaccination
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In 2010, Canadian pharmacists filled a staggering 5.6 million prescriptions for sleeping pills. Of these 5.6 million prescriptions, approximately 60% were for women between the ages of 40-60. You may be asking yourself, who cares? What’s the big deal? The problem is that most cases of insomnia can be managed with non-drug therapy
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Although the new Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) values for Vitamin D will apply to both Canada and United States, there appears to be some disagreement among the experts when setting these values. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in December 2010, revised the DRI’s for Vitamin D intake. This was not without much discussion , some
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Recently published studies have stated that supplementing with calcium can increase the risk of cardiovascular problems. In particular, these studies found that in patients over the age of 40 taking 500 mg or more of calcium may experience increased cardiovascular risk.
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You’ve Hit Menopause: Now What? by Dr. George Gillson MD, PhD & Tracey Marsden B.Sc.(Pharm),RPh. This is one book in it’s second edition, that we have recommended to both women and men. Why men, well for two reasons actually. One, to better understand what their spouse is going through and to better understand that “change of life” in a way that will allow men to be “intelligently supportive”. Second reason is because there is a new chapter in the book about “male menopause” or “Andropause”, because men do go through some hormone changes that have for years gone ignored. Well, no more guys, there are hormone changes that occur during that fifth and sixth decade of life that are significant and can make the difference between good health and disease.
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Potassium Iodide and Radiation Exposure
Fear of radiation exposure in western Canada due to the crisis in Japan has caused the public to flock to pharmacies to purchase potassium iodide, an over-the-counter salt which may be used to prevent the negative impact radiation exposure can have on health.
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