(Carrick Pharmacy News) Before you hit the beach or the lake this summer, follow these easy tips to keep yourself and your family sun-safe. Although the symptoms of a sunburn are not permanent, sunburns can damage skin cells permanently. Sunburns can lead to premature aging of your skin — as well as skin cancer. Everyone …
(Carrick Pharmacy News) Have you heard about the bug-borne disease that can last for months or years and infects hundreds of thousands of Americans annually? It’s called Lyme disease. This tick-borne illness is on the rise in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that roughly 476,000 Americans contract the illness each …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) If you have a typical office-based job, you may need to get more physical activity during your workdays to stay healthy. Here’s how to do that. Check out these five simple ways to move more at work. 1. Go to the Bathroom on a Different Floor There is probably an accessible bathroom …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first treatment for a rare but serious chronic immune disorder. The FDA approved Dupixent (dupilumab) to treat eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in adults and kids who weigh at least 88 pounds. EoE is a chronic inflammatory disorder marked by a type of white …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is alerting the public to a Salmonella outbreak that may be tied to peanut butter. As of publication time, the CDC was reporting that 14 people in 12 states had been infected in this outbreak so far. While two had been hospitalized, none had …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) When spring is in full swing, allergy season isn’t far behind. But what can patients do to help keep themselves allergy-free this season? Around 50 million Americans have seasonal allergies — also called hay fever and allergic rhinitis — according to Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. An allergy is characterized by …
(Carrick Pharmacy News) When trying to lose weight, how much should you lose and how fast should you do it? It’s natural to want to lose weight fast, but evidence shows that losing weight slowly (about one to two pounds per week) is the trick to keeping the weight off. How much weight you should …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) With spring in full swing, you may be planning to do a deep house cleaning. But there are some spring cleaning health hazards you’ll want to avoid. Because many cleaning products can contain hazardous chemicals and lifting heavy objects can lead to injuries, it’s important to follow these tips to keep yourself …
(Carrick Pharmacy News) Because of risks associated with the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has limited its use in certain people. The vaccine is now only recommended for those: 18 years of age and older For whom other authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccines are not available or clinically …
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(Carrick Pharmacy News) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a first-of-its-kind medication to treat type 2 diabetes. This newly approved medication is called Mounjaro (tirzepatide). The FDA approved it in combination with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. It is available as an injection and …
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