(Carrick Pharmacy News) Aug. 1 through 7 is World Breastfeeding Week — the perfect time to learn a little more about breastfeeding. The week is meant to boost awareness of breastfeeding and the lifelong health benefits it can bring to babies and mothers. Breast milk has amazing qualities. It provides nourishment to your baby and …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) Pregnancy is a very special time in a woman’s life. However, because some medications are safe during pregnancy and others are not, it can also be a confusing time. But you can clear up the confusion. Although the over-the-counter medications listed below are generally safe to be taken during pregnancy, it’s extremely …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) How you breathe while sleeping during early pregnancy may affect your risk for gestational diabetes. That’s a takeaway from a small study that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently funded. This research found that sleep-disordered breathing in early pregnancy was tied to a later risk of insulin resistance or difficulty processing …
(Carrick Pharmacy News) Pregnancy is a very special time in a woman’s life. However, because some medications are safe during pregnancy and others are not, it can also be a confusing time. If you are pregnant and need to take medications, you are not alone. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 50 …
(Carrick Pharmacy News) The vast majority of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, according to new data. That means we have lots of opportunities to better protect pregnant women and new mothers. The new data, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), highlighted a few key areas of potential improvement in prenatal and postnatal care …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests may come with some risks. That’s according to a recent warning from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). To be clear, the FDA isn’t saying that these non-invasive tests — which usually involve nothing more than a blood draw and some testing in a lab — …
