Yearly Archives: 2019

It is not a surprise that special occasions create both good and bad stress. For some these are happy times spent with friends and family, and for others it can be a very difficult time of year. Regardless of this, … Continue reading →

Falls are very serious as we age and our bones aren’t as a strong.  A break of an osteoporotic bone has far  more consequences than breaking a healthy bone.  The body is under extreme stress after such a fracture such … Continue reading →

Atopic Dermatitis is commonly referred to eczema.  Of the people with this condition, 85% start in childhood and 25% of those will continue to have flares throughout adulthood. 90 % of cases will be mild to moderate.  The areas of … Continue reading →

The flu shot arrived in Ontario pharmacies a little later this year. The choice of which strains of influenza would be picked for each year‘s vaccine is based on the circulating influenza viruses on the other side of the world. Information … Continue reading →

Today we continue our “Looking Back” series with one of our most popular blogs, “Beating the Winter Blues.” It seems pretty appropriately timed, too! Here is the original post… We know winter can be tough on a lot of people. … Continue reading →

This week we bring you the last in our “Looking Back” series on methotrexate. We continue to look at managing methotrexate adverse effects. Here is the original post from 2017… In our last two blogs we discussed the importance of … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago, we looked back on folic acid and methotrexate. At the end of that blog, we referenced today’s “Looking Back” blog, “Managing the Adverse Effects of Methotrexate.” In keeping with our series on some of our … Continue reading →

Many people in Canada live with chronic pain every day. National Pain Awareness Week is being acknowledged next week and we are involved with a public education forum on Sunday afternoon in Burlington, Ontario. There will also be an educational … Continue reading →

This week on our #WiseWordsWednesday blog we’re continuing to look back at some of our most popular blogs. Today, we’re focusing on our blog about taking folic acid alongside methotrexate. This continues to be a question we get all the … Continue reading →

As we’ve been doing over the past few weeks, today for our #WiseWordsWednesday blog, we’re looking back at some of our more popular blogs from over the years. As the seasons change and we start to eat higher amounts of … Continue reading →