Immunotherapy has been around for quite some time, and it’s one of the therapies in the fight against cancer that could change the way we look at cancer treatment. However, even the most successful treatments still face an uphill battle when it comes to the intricacies of cancer. Immunotherapy is successful in about 10-30% of […]
Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer in patients across the country. Unfortunately, it’s also the cause of the highest rates of suicide amongst cancer patients. It’s theorized the reason behind this is the low survival rate amongst lung cancer patients. This is often attributed to the fact that a large majority […]
July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. No, not “Hepatitis Awareness Day” or “Cure Hepatitis Day” or even “#hepatitisistheworstday.” It’s a bit curiously worded, isn’t it? It’s almost as if we are supposed to celebrate the disease itself, as we would celebrate, say, National Milk Chocolate Day (which just so happens to fall on the same […]
Now that the warm weather has settled in, more folks are outside, getting in plenty of hiking and spending lots of time in the yard and woods. It’s also tick season, and this year is expected to be our worst season of all. There is a huge population growth of white-footed mice that carry Lyme […]
Almost four years ago, the American Medical Association (AMA) classified obesity as a disease. The purpose of doing so was to increase awareness in physicians and push insurance companies to cover healthcare costs related to obesity. Understandably so, but was it the right move? Are we seeing any improvement in the rate of obesity in […]
Amazon started off as a bookseller and has grown into a discount retail conglomerate that many people use regularly. It has become the site you can rely on for buying practically anything and everything. Now it’s being speculated that Amazon could be entering the pharmaceutical sector. What would that mean for pharmacies across America? Can […]
In April, the FDA announced it had sent warning letters and online advisories to 14 different companies for selling illegal medications. All the companies are US based and were targeting cancer patients. They claimed their medications could prevent, diagnose, treat, and/or cure various forms of cancer without proof and FDA approval. The companies also used […]
Last year, Walgreens began an initiative to bring safe medication disposal units to their stores to combat improper disposals as well as abusing drugs that were no longer needed. Their success has been incredible and inspiring to many pharmacies across the US.
