Archive for September, 2011
Women Be Wise: Avoid Compounded Hormone Therapy
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Aging in America, Women's Health Topics on September 21, 2011
Compounding pharmacies have received quite a bit of airtime lately–but they are nothing new. Before the modern mass production of drugs, individual pharmacists, chemists, or even herbalists compounded all medicines. The term, compounded, simply refers to drugs mixed by compounding pharmacists to create a unique medication. While numerous valid reasons exist for the compounding of […]
What’s the Deal with Thalassemia?
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Diseases & Conditions, Guest Contributions on September 21, 2011
Editor’s Note: Another informative post from guest contributor, Lisa Buben — this time with a personal touch. Lisa includes an experiential story with her post. Read more from Lisa at Inspire to Thrive and at Fancy Scrubs. When I was a teenager I used to get dizzy spells and the doctors claimed I had iron […]
About Sleep Disorders and Your Health
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions on September 14, 2011
Editor’s Note: Guest Contributor, Michael Scottsdale, wrote this informative piece about sleep disorders and their potential to contribute to poor health. The Medtopicwriter team has not reviewed the content of this post for medical accuracy as is the norm for content produced by team members. How do you feel right now? Are you well rested […]
How to Boost Your Botox Benefits
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Beauty Tips on September 12, 2011
Once a luxury available only to celebrities or beauty insiders, the anti-aging treatment known as Botox® is fast becoming mainstream. Injected by a medical professional, often a specialized Nurse Injector, Botox® works to minimize the appearance and severity of facial lines between the brows, eyes and around the mouth. Med-spas and doctors’ offices across the […]
Vitamin D for Life – Benefits Beyond Bone Health
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Aging in America, Diet and Nutrition, Pediatric Health, Teen to Twenty-Something on September 11, 2011
The majority of modern Americans, particularly those of us who live and work in urban environments, need more vitamin D than they currently get. For some time, researchers have documented the important role of vitamin D in the skeletal development of children and in the maintenance of bone health as people age. Milk producers have […]
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