Island Drug Podcast

Compounded medications are something that we prepare daily here at island drug, but are not available at every pharmacy, though in my opinion they should be. Compounded preparations are essentially customized prescriptions to meet an individual’s need. Just as every person is different, so are their medications needs (ie; Two people on the same medication, only one strength is available on the market at the time and it works for person, but not the other). A compounding pharmacy, such as Island Drug, and the patient’s physician could create a medication dose specifically for that individual.

Are you wasting your money on multivitamins?

Poliomylitis is a viral infection for which vaccination is generally given to infants and small children, and to people planning to travel to countries in which the infection is still endemic. Please click here to download the accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/PolioVax.pdf

Drink up to 8 glasses of water a day, a commonly known and even more commonly ignored aspect of healthy living. Whenever we think of health, diet, or recuperating from illness, we rarely think of the significant role of water consumption. Instead we think of diet, healthy foods, miracle foods, etc. More than all this, drinking sufficient quantity of water everyday has a vast number of health benefits that we often ignore. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/water.pdf

At this moment, more than 105,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ. Four thousand more people are added to the national waiting list every day. Each of these people is in desperate need of a kidney, liver, heart or other organ. More than 6,500 people a year – that’s about 18 a day – die before that organ ever becomes available. Organ donors are always in short supply. There are far more people in need of a transplant than there are people willing to donate an organ. Most of the organs that become available come from deceased donors. When you fill out an organ donor card with your driver’s license, you’re agreeing to donate all or some of your organs if you die. A smaller number of organs come from healthy people. About 6,000 transplants from living donors are performed each year. You might have wondered about donating an organ – either to a friend or relative who needs an organ right now, or by filling out an organ donor card. Before you decide to become an organ donor, here is some important

Those of us walking around with a sweet tooth got more bad news this week. A study by the CDC that was just published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine concluded that adding sugar to the diet can more than double someone's risk of heart related death. Now on the surface this seems like nothing new. Medical professionals have long thought dietary sugar to be a serious issue because it promotes chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity; however, this research suggest that adding sugar to a diet regardless of other health problems increases the risk of death from heart disease. We are not talking about the sugar that naturally occurs in food like the sugar of a fruit; we are taking about refined sugar added to a food product. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/Sugar.pdf

January is thyroid awareness month. At least 30 million Americans have a thyroid disorder and half-15 million-are silent sufferers who are undiagnosed, according to The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Women are as much as 10 times as likely as men to have a thyroid problem. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/ThyroidAwareness.pdf

In the last few months a few people asked which glucosamine supplement is best for arthritis. In today's podcast I hope to give you the information necessary to make an informed choice and select the optimal product for your needs. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/Glucosamine.pdf

With fall quickly approaching we’ve started getting a lot of questions about flu vaccines. People are particularly curious about vaccinating against swine flu. I would like to take this opportunity to address the availability and criteria for receiving the vaccine, but first I’d like to give an overview of the swine flu pandemic. Here is the link to the accompanying text, With fall quickly approaching we’ve started getting a lot of questions about flu vaccines. People are particularly curious about vaccinating against swine flu. I would like to take this opportunity to address the availability and criteria for receiving the vaccine, but first I’d like to give an overview of the swine flu pandemic. Here is the link to download the accompanying text, http://www.islanddrug.com/podcasts/H1N1Flu.pdf

Asthma is a lung disorder that interferes with breathing. It can cause serious, recurring episodes of coughing that won't stop, tightness of the chest, wheezing or breathlessness. The trouble stems from chronic inflammation of the tubes in the lungs that carry air to the lungs. While there is no cure, there are highly effective strategies for keeping asthma at bay. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/WhatIsAsthma.pdf

Well, it’s that time again….the end of one year and beginning of another. Resolutions. Goals. Have you set them yet? What about your health goals for the coming year? If we don’t set the goal, and monitor it, chances are pretty good we won’t achieve it!

Vitamin C is an essential micronutrient that cannot be synthesized by humans. It is required for biosynthesis of collagen, that is necessary for the formation of connective tissue found in ligaments, tendons and skin. http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/VitaminC.pdf

Sodium is a part of everyone's diet, but how much is too much? Under ideal conditions, the minimum sodium requirement is about 1,500 milligrams (mg) of sodium each day. This is less than 1 teaspoon of table salt. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/Sodium.pdf

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) recently released new guidelines on the treatment of cholesterol to reduce cardiovascular disease. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/accahaGuidelines.pdf

COPD is a major cause of disability, and it's the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. More than 12 million people are currently diagnosed with COPD. Many more people may have the disease and not even know it. COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/COPD.pdf

I've read some interesting studies recently having to do with supplementation of zinc and felt that information on this mineral would be helpful. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/Zinc.pdf

Magnesium is a necessary mineral, essential to cell composition and biochemical reactions all over the body. People sometimes take supplements of it for a variety of reasons. A person can be deficient in magnesium due to gastrointestinal disease, type 2 diabetes, or alcohol dependence. Please click here to download accompanying text; https://islanddrug.com/podcasts/MagnesiumSelection.pdf

This week we will be discussing a new, free service that Island Drug is now offering to anyone who regularly checks their blood glucose levels. You can now bring in your blood glucose meter and we can provide you with a printed report that shows your blood glucose averages and patterns. This is important to help you keep tighter control of your blood sugar levels and ultimately avoid long term complications. Also, we will be reviewing the goals of therapy for someone living with diabetes and what those long term complications are if the goals aren’t met. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/DiabetesManagement.pdf

Cataracts are the most common cause of vision loss in people over 40, and the principal cause of blindness worldwide. Today, cataracts affect more than 22 million Americans age 40 and older. As the US population ages that number is expected to grow to 30 million by the year 2020.

The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway on the palm side of your wrist made up of bones and ligaments. The median nerve which controls the sensation and use of the thumb and first three fingers runs though this passageway. When it is pinched or compressed by swelling the result is numbness, weakness or pain in the hand. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/carpaltunnel.pdf