Pro-Life Pharmacy Makes History in Virginia
Catholic Online
10/26/2008, by Randy Sly
WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – A Pharmacy officially opened on Tuesday, October 21 in Chantilly, Virginia. That may not seem like a major story. However, DMC Pharmacy opened as a completely Pro-Life Pharmacy. They will not dispense, recommend, or counsel on contraceptive products. The official ...
Combo pills: Convenience vs. cost
McClatchy Newspapers
10/20/2008, by Bruce Japsen
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Popping so many pills that you sometimes forget to take a medication? The drug companies think they have the answer: combination pills, which aim to treat several ailments in one medication. Indeed, dozens of combo pills are in the works to combat a range of ailments, from ...
Who you callin' old? 60 is the new 40
McClatchy Newspapers
10/20/2008, by Rachael Bogert
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - It's just a word, really, but it conjures up all kinds of stereotypes and not-so-pleasant images: "Elderly." But what it meant to the Greatest Generation doesn't hold for their offspring, the baby boomers.
And they are the first to tell you that.
"Most of us hear ...
A kidney renews a friend's life
McClatchy Newspapers
10/17/2008, by Sarah Avery
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - An instant bond of friendship formed between Lori Christian and Marie Molin when they met through their children eight years ago. Molin taught Christian's youngest child in preschool and kindergarten, and the two women had one of those small-world ties where other ...
5 things you didn't know about synesthesia
McClatchy Newspapers
10/13/2008, by Desonta Holder
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - 5 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ... SYNESTHESIA 1. Definition: This is a condition in which the senses are cross-wired. It can take many forms. Sufferers might sense the taste of chicken as a pointed object or see colors in response to certain letters or numbers.
2. ...
A new gel could help menopausal women with low libidos.
McClatchy Newspapers
10/13/2008, by Alison Johnson
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) - Doctors in Hampton Roads, Va., have begun a clinical trial on a new female testosterone gel they hope can help menopausal women who have lost interest in sex. The treatment, called LibiGel, is one of the first therapies geared toward women with low libidos, ...
The in-between-length midi is pretty for fall
McClatchy Newspapers
10/13/2008, by Elizabeth Wellington
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - We know how skirt lengths can define us: Ultra-minis say hot mama, floor-grazing maxis signify a more modest dresser. Knee-length skirts are powerful. But this fall, the pencil "midi" _ a narrowly cut skirt that stops anywhere from just below the knee to the ...
Invisible aid has patients cheering ‘hear, hear'
McClatchy Newspapers
10/7/2008, by Will Oremus
Palo Alto Daily News (MCT) - In her years as co-owner of San Mateo's California Hearing Center, audiologist Teresa Clark has seen some whizz-bang innovations in hearing aid technology. For instance, the Oticon Epoq, released last year, uses wireless connectivity to allow two hearing aids to ...
Wellness programs are all about the bottom line
McClatchy Newspapers
10/7/2008, by Diane Stafford
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Jan Mason is a 50-pound-lighter testimonial to the power of workplace wellness programs. Mason's boss, Ken Sigman, president of HBS LLC, a health care consulting company in Leawood, Kan., gave his six employees free memberships to Center for Health & Human Performance ...
5 things you didn't know about … buying medication online
McClatchy Newspapers
10/6/2008, by Desonta Holder
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Cynthia Reilly, director of the practice development division of the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, offers advice for shopping online: Risks: There's an increased chance of receiving a counterfeit medication from a noncredible source. Other countries ...
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