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Pharmacists' resource: Exploring the Link Between Blood Pressure and Lifestyle
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Exploring the Link Between Blood Pressure and Lifestyle. J Paige High Carson, PharmD, CDE, BCPS. Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care. Carolinas Medical Center–NorthEast. Nearly 72 million people in the United States have hypertension (HTN), and one out of three American adults has HTN. In addition, one-third of people with HTN are unaware they even have high blood pressure (BP),. Which is why HTN is often referred to as “the silent killer.”. Various lifestyle risk factors have been identified t...
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Exercise for Life: Blast Your Body
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Health is wealth. Invest :). Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, arms at your sides. Lift your right knee as high as you can and swing your left arm forward until it's parallel to the floor (A). Return to start and repeat with your left knee and right arm (B). Continue alternating sides, completing as many reps as possible, for 1 minute. View my complete profile. Whole body. combo (2). Created by Nuvio Webdesign. Converted to XML Blogger Template.
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Health for all: Everything you need to know about menopause
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Everything you need to know about menopause. Is estrogen safe this week? Does it matter when you start hormone therapy? What does "bioidentical" mean, anyway? Mary Duenwald scours the latest science for the answers even your doctor may not have. And yet even smart, well-informed women often hit a wall when it comes to deciding which symptoms are. It was back in 1966 that Robert Wilson, MD, a Brooklyn gynecologist, published his best-selling book,. The fact is, however, researchers do know a lot more abou...
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Health for all: Agony of the Feet
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Agony of the Feet. It Grows On You, aka BUNIONS. A bony lump on the outer edge of your big toe. The lowest joint becomes misaligned, causing the end of the bone to jut out. Though pointy heels that squash your toes can make bunions more painful, shoes are not the cause. More crucial factors are the shape of your feet and the way you walk. MC Freaky Feet aka HAMMERTOES. The joint of one of your toes (usually the second piggy) points upward instead of lying flat. Rubbed the wrong way aka CORNS AND CALLUSES.
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Pharmacists' resource: The Treatment and Management of Atrial Fibrillation
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The Treatment and Management of Atrial Fibrillation. Release Date: February 1, 2010. Expiration Date: February 29, 2012. Evangelina Berrios-Colon, PharmD, BCPS, CACP. The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice,. Long Island University,. Agnes Cha, PharmD. PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Resident,. The Brooklyn Hospital Center,. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. With a prevalence of 0.4% to 1.0% in the general population. A normal heartbeat is initi...
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Pharmacists' resource: Glaucoma Management for Pharmacists
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Glaucoma Management for Pharmacists. Release Date: April, 2010. Expiration Date: April 30, 2012. Karen K. O’Brien, BS Pharm, PharmD. Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions,. Alan W. Y. Chock, PharmD. Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions,. Catherine A. Opere, PhD. Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions,. As the proportion of elders in the U.S. continues to rise, estimates target greater than 3 million cases of POAG by 2020. Further ...
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Health for all: Is Your Medicine Making You Fat?
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Is Your Medicine Making You Fat? It's the side effect nobody thinks about until they look down and realize—hello! 8212;they've gained 10, 20, 30 pounds. Yet almost any medication, from antidepressants to antihistamines, has the potential to make you ravenous or sluggish, or meddle with your metabolism. Here are the worst offenders and how to fight back. Haloperidol and clozapine can have a big effect on metabolism and appetite, adding as many as five pounds a week. Usually people on these drugs are a...
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Health for all: Five Steps to Digestive Health
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Five Steps to Digestive Health. Step 1: Live Clean. While it's impossible to stay entirely toxin-free throughout your everyday life, that doesn't mean you can't take steps to help reduce the pollution that pummels your body. Lessen the load for the liver, and you'll live longer. So what's that mean? Also, have protected sex and use new needles and new pigment for tattoos, as hepatitis B and C are transmitted this way. Step 2: Add the Crunchy Veggies. Step 3: Sprinkle on Some Health. Digestive troubles wi...
