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When and How to Stop Acid Reducing Medications
12 Mar 2020
One out of two Canadian seniors use at least one potentially inappropriate medication. Continuing to take these risky medications can lead to falls, fractures, hospitalizations, and loss of independence.
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Winter Skin Care
28 Jan 2020
Two big factors affect your skin during the winter: colder temperatures and a lack of moisture in the air. Both can damage unprotected skin. Follow these simple steps to help ensure healthy skin, even during the most bitter winter weather. Wash in Lukewarm Water – While it’s [...]
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When is a Bladder Infection Not a Bladder Infection?
24 Jan 2020
One of the ways in which we can help to keep the older adults in our community healthy is by promoting the sensible use of antibiotics. Older adults tend to take a lot of regular, daily medications, and adding antibiotics into this mix can put the older adult at risk of drug interactions, [...]
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10 Tips to Help You Butt Out For Good
13 Jan 2020
The best thing you can do for your life and your health is to quit smoking. Every attempt to quit will make you stronger, and your odds of success increase with each attempt. The average smoker will try to quit several times before they become smoke-free for good. Some tips to help you butt [...]
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9 Simple Ways to a Healthier New Year
10 Jan 2020
After the indulgences of the holidays, we often see new year as a new start, a chance to kick start a healthier lifestyle. Unfortunately, new years resolutions can cause added stress, creating feelings of inadequacy when we inevitably fail. If you are resolved to make changes, start small, keep [...]
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A Guide to Healthy Diets
6 Jan 2020
A healthy diet has been shown to promote health benefits and reduce the risk of chronic diseases. But with so much conflicting information its hard to know what diet is right for you. Pharmacist Rob Jaska of Medical Centre Pharmacy breaks down the benefits of a few of the most popular, and [...]
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Enjoy a Safe Celebration
2 Dec 2019
Mark Mercure, Pharmacist Home Health Care Pharmacy The holiday season is upcoming, which means holiday parties and get togethers with friends and loved ones. These fun social events also present many people with the choice of whether or not to drink alcohol. For those of us who also take [...]
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Watch your step! Fall Prevention for Seniors
1 Nov 2019
Jason Czettisch, Pharmacist/Manager Mann’s Super Thrifty Pharmacy, Duncan BC Falling is the leading cause of injury among seniors in Canada. Up to 30% of seniors experience one or more falls each year and they cause 95% of all hip fractures. As we age, recovery from hip fractures [...]
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Mental Health First Aid
6 Oct 2019
What we traditionally know as first aid is the help given to an injured person before professional medical treatment can be obtained. In a similar fashion, mental health first aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. This first [...]
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Cold and Flu Season is Here – Protect Yourself
4 Oct 2019
Colds are most often transmitted from one person to another via the hands – for example, by shaking hands with a person who has a cold. Droplets containing the virus may be coughed or sneezed by an infected person into the air and inhaled by another. The virus may contaminate a surface such as [...]
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