Capsule Comments
In the United Kingdom a few months ago, DNA test kits became available in certain pharmacies. They cost about $300 (lab fees extra) and are available to those over the age of 16 who have a need to establish their paternity provided that consent has been received from all concerned. It’s a very controversial issue.
In the U.S. (and Canada as well), many people end up in hospital due to not taking their medications properly. Some people, when interviewed, didn’t even know why they were taking certain medications. It is vitally important to have this knowledge. Always ask questions of your doctor and pharmacist and keep a written record of your medications and their uses.
We hear much about the Mediterranean diet but what components of that diet are those most important? Those who got the best results from this diet consumed more vegetables, nuts, fruits, legumes and olive oil. They also had wine with meals but little other alcohol and limited their meat servings. The grains, seafood and low dairy product consumption seemed to have less an effect than the others.
Consuming too much caffeine during pregnancy could produce lower weight babies. “Too much” was defined as more than 200mg of caffeine per day which equates to about two cups of coffee.
In these days of fast-paced computerized times, it’s nice to know you can drop into our pharmacy and speak directly to a pharmacist in person. It’s a good feeling for us too! We hope to see you visit our pharmacy sometimes soon.