Psoriasis: Let Food Be Thy Medicine
Let’s be honest. Like most patients, I would like to believe that there is a magic cure for specific diseases… if only we knew what it was! Up until about 200 years ago, just about all treatments for disease were based on medicinal plants, foods that patients would...
Zostavax® and Shingrix™ – the shingles vaccines
Chicken pox is a legacy childhood disease caused by the Varicella Zoster virus. Chicken pox was common prior to the development of a US vaccine in 1995. Most individuals alive today have either had chicken pox or have received the chicken pox vaccine. Those who have...
Getting Ready for Flu Season
You may not be thinking about the flu, but pharmacists and other health care professionals have already begun planning for the upcoming flu season. “Flu” or influenza is a highly infectious viral illness which was first described about 450 years ago. Influenza...
