Check Out Free Prescription Discount Cards. You may be able to save money!
How do Prescription Discount cards work? Do I need health insurance to use them? Is the discount better than the one I would receive with my health insurance…will I pay less?
OTC (Over-the-Counter) – What’s that all about?
Sometimes we just need to pick up something from CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, or another pharmacy. Maybe it’s first aid supplies or cold/cough medications, eye drops, toothpaste, pain relievers, vitamins or personal care items. While shipping have you seen the OTC tags on the shelves?
Red Tide
Red Tide has been in the local news quite a bit lately. What is it? Is it the same as blue-green algae? Is it dangerous? What are some of the symptoms and treatments? How can we monitor it in our area?
Itch…Then Scratch, and Itch Some More
So, you move here from up north so are probably familiar with Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Sumac. Then you start to learn how to garden in Southwest Florida. And then the itching starts again. Maybe there is no poison ivy in sight so where does it come from?
Taking Care of Your Diabetes
As described in the last article, all body cells need a steady supply of glucose. How can you open that cell membrane and allow nutrients to enter the cell and decrease the level of glucose in your blood?
The first answer often is to take medicine or insulin. This is not the whole answer and many times not even part of it.
What is Diabetes
At the most elementary level diabetes is simply thick blood. How is that you ask? To begin to answer this question we will start with an explanation of what is insulin and what part does it play in your body.