I stumbled across this article about stem cells on the CBC website today.  The article explains that researches think that menstrual blood may be a viable source of stem cells which could then be used for the regrowth of various tissues and organs including organ for transplants.
Link: Menstrual stem cells could help in transplants

I came across this article on CNN about hormone replacement therapy in menopausal women. Although menopause is not an immediate health concern for women of my age, I found this article to be informative, straight forward and well written. There have been countless articles written about hormone replacement therapy, but it can […]

Last week a pregnant woman came into our pharmacy and said that her physician recommended for her to take folic acid tablets daily along with her prenatal multivitamin. This led me to do some investigating.
In the past, the general recommendation has been for all women of child bearing age to take 0.4mg of folic […]

Every couple of weeks a patient comes to our pharmacy and asks me what they should use to treat a cold sore.
Because cold sores are easily spread between people, prevention by avoiding contact with the virus is really the best way to manage cold sores. Cold sores are most contagious when they are an open […]

The FDA is set to announce an advisory today that over-the-counter cold medications should not be used in infants under the age of 2 “because serious and potentially life-threatening side effects can occur.” This isn’t the first we’re hearing about the dangers of infant cold medications. Last fall, several drug manufacturers pulled their […]

As a pharmacist, there are questions that I am asked regularly. I have compiled a list of the 5 questions that I am asked most often.
Q. What can I take to soothe my sore throat?
A. The questions I am most frequently asked are about cough and cold products. At our pharmacy there is an […]

It is definitely cold and flu season. Enquiries about cold medications are the most common questions that I am asked at this time of year.
Whenever I am asked to recommend a medication, I begin with asking the patient a bit about their medical history including allergies, medical conditions and if the patient is currently […]