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How Would You Cope Not Being Able To See?

February 19, 2019 By Carmen Fookes

Most of us take our vision for granted. But just take a second and imagine what your world would be like if you couldn’t see. No more reading nor watching movies, and even worse, no more focusing on the faces of the people you love. Low vision is a term used when a person’s visual […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: age related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, low vision, vision loss

Have a Little Respect For Your Heart

February 12, 2019 By Carmen Fookes

What would you say to somebody who asked you to do 70 push-ups a minute, every hour, for the rest of your life? We could probably guess that your answer would most likely be unprintable here, or one of disbelief. But that’s what we expect our hearts to do from the day we are born […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: American Heart month, healthy heart, heart disease, heart health

Conquering the Big C

February 5, 2019 By Carmen Fookes

Us humans are creatures of habit and like routine. Which means changing certain aspects of our diet or lifestyle that we have enjoyed for years can be daunting. But if you knew that just a small change could help prevent cancer, would you do it? Experts estimate up to four out of ten cancers could […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cancer prevention, Healthy lifestyle, Live longer, Prevent cancer

To Take or Not to Take

January 29, 2019 By Carmen Fookes

We are sick. We go to a doctor and are given a script for medications to take to make us better. But almost one-third of us never take that script to a pharmacy, and over 50% of us end up not taking our medication as prescribed. But why does this happen? Is it because most […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Medication Adherence, Medication compliance, Taking Mediciations, Taking medicines

Trying to Tame the Cluster Headache Beast

January 22, 2019 By Carmen Fookes

We should take our hats off to the people diagnosed with cluster headache. Not only do they experience pain so excruciating that their condition has earned a reputation as being the most painful disorder known to mankind, but the lack of effective treatments means little can be done to relieve each agonizing episode. Cluster headaches […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CCH, chronic cluster headaches, cluster headache, cluster headaches, ECH, Emgality, episodic cluster headaches, galcanezumab

No Easy Fix To The Opioid Crisis

January 15, 2019 By Carmen Fookes

Despite numerous law changes and restrictions on prescribing, the number of people dying from opioid-related drug overdoses continues to increase. Today, and every day after this one, 130 Americans on average will die from taking an opioid. But can anything more be done about reversing these shocking statistics? Yes, it could, but will it? Current […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: addiction, fentanyl, opioid abuse, opioid crisis, opioid overdosage, opioids, oxycodone

A Baby Boomer’s Least Desirable Trait: HCV

January 8, 2019 By Carmen Fookes

If you were born between 1946 and 1964, then you are in good company. Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, and Oprah Winfrey are just some of the iconic figures that make up this influential generation, not to mention the numerous notable actors, politicians, and sports stars. But baby boomers are also notorious for another, not so […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Baby boomers, hcv, HCV Treatment, hepatitis c, hepC, Mavyret

Great Expectations: Medical and Drug Innovations for 2019

January 3, 2019 By Carmen Fookes

If 2018 was touted as the year for blockbuster drugs, then you had better hang onto your seat for 2019. This year promises some innovations that will transform healthcare. Look forward to treatments that may finally offer an effective alternative to opioids, protocols that give the green light for an expanded window to treat stroke, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 2019 drug innovations, biologics, esketamine, ischemic stroke, pharmacogenetics, risankizumab, stroke, stroke visor, upadacitinib, Viaskin Peanut

2018: The Year for Blockbusters.

December 26, 2018 By Carmen Fookes

If there is one thing 2018 should be remembered for, it should be as the year of blockbuster drugs. At least 12 new game changers hit the market, with combined forecasted earnings exceeding 20 billion by 2022. These include drugs representing new advances in diabetes and HIV and at least six fill gaps in the […]

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How do I get my doctor to listen to me?

December 18, 2018 By Carmen Fookes

Doctors are busy, we all know that. But what happens when you go to a doctor about something that is bothering you but leave feeling like you haven’t been heard properly or the doctor has completely dismissed your concerns? Surveys have shown that most people don’t have a problem with their doctor’s actual care, but […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: communication, diagnosis, doctor, misdiagnosis

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