We just finished wishing everyone a Happy New Year; celebrated Orthodox Christmas and New Year and even fit in the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Horse! All of this happened in January of this new year, 2014. February has arrived which means that Ground Hog day near. Another day where we look […]
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January 1, 2014. That means we made it through another year! A year older with a few more wrinkles, a few more worry lines and for some, more grey hair. A challenging year for many in southern Alberta, but one in which we discovered the true spirit of Albertans. There is no doubt that 2013
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Stafford Pharmacy is pleased to announce that we will be recruiting patients for a study being conducted by the University of Alberta. This study is hoping determine how a community pharmacy cardiovascular risk reduction program can help decrease your cardiovascular risk! Background: Cardiovascular disease (disease of the heart and blood vessels) is one of the
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If you have an Alberta Health Care card, you are now eligible to receive enhanced pharmacy services from the Pharmacists at Stafford Pharmacy! While these services have been provided by pharmacists in some form for years, it was previously the patient who was responsible for paying the cost associated with these services. Pharmacies, in order
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The Flu Season is fast approaching and just as you were told in previous years, a flu shot is one of the simpler measures you can take to prevent a serious episode of the seasonal influenza. This year while you are receiving your flu shot, ask if you should be receiving the vaccination against pneumonia
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Recent measles outbreaks on Ontario and British Columbia have sparked concern over the condition as well as low vaccination rates across Canada. British Columbia has reported about 12 cases so far this year. While 12 cases may not seem like a lot, typically 0-2 cases of measles occur in BC. While Southern Alberta hasn’t had
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Niacin (Vitamin B3) is a water soluble B vitamin found in meat, beans, cereal grains, fish and other niacin fortified foods. In the early 20th century, niacin deficiency (Pellagra) was common. Symptoms of niacin deficiency include dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia. Many foods are fortified with niacin, virtually eliminating niacin deficiency in developed countries. In high
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If you don’t take them each day as directed, medications just will not work. That means with each forgotten dose, your health may suffer. How does one remember to take medications and/or vitamins each day? I have been searching for that answer and come up with a few simple solutions in a quest for
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Our view of Vitamin D certainly has changed in the past few years. No longer is it the vitamin with maximum doses of 400IU per day. Instead dosing is from 400IU to daily amounts of 5000IU and more, with upper end doses still climbing higher as new information is uncovered about its physiologic role and
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Here is a new theory to think about, could it be possible that men have actually caused menopause?! This isn’t a crazy theory from a woman mad at her husband either! An evolutionary geneticists at McMaster University has backed her new theory with computer models generated by colleagues in hopes that new research on the
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