Can Studying Art Improve Doctors Bedside Manners?

The study of Art has often been thought of as the polar opposite to science and math studies. One is creative and based on visuals and emotions and the other statistical, factual and based on research. The two fields are generally not offered together in academic settings. What is being revealed in recent years is […]

Running for Your Heart

Exercise is an essential part in keeping healthy and maintaining heart health, but does running specifically benefit our heart as much as we previously thought? More plaque in arteries? A new study was released a few months ago which investigated whether or not years of endurance and training actually did lead to healthier hearts. Not […]

Top TEN Most Prescribed Drugs in 2017

Top TEN Most Prescribed Drugs in 2017 Prescription drug usage is on the rise in the United States, partially due to the Affordable Care Act which has made it possible for people to be covered under their insurance plans for prescription drugs. Additionally, there are many essential drugs that are free for seniors meeting specific […]

What No One Tells you About Driving and Prescription Drugs

What No One Tells you About Driving and Prescription Drugs It’s common knowledge that driving while under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs is against the law and poses a safety concern, but did you know that certain legal, prescription or over-the-counter medications may also make it illegal to drive? Driving is a complex […]

What You Need to Know About Alzheimer’s But Were Afraid to Ask

In honor of World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, IsraelPharm, your online pharmacy, is joining the global conversation about Alzheimer’s. Although the impact of World Alzheimer’s Month is growing, two out of every three people worldwide still believe there is little to no understanding of dementia in their country. World Alzheimer’s Day is September 21 every year […]

Jardiance: Treating Diabetes Differently

Most of the people needing diabetes medications are living with type 2 diabetes – in fact, there are about 27 million people with type 2 in the US who have been diagnosed as needing diabetes care. So what causes diabetes? Genes play a big role in how our body makes insulin as does being overweight. […]

Diabetes? Check Out this New Drug

Synjardy is a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes. It combines two proven complementary diabetes medications, empagliflozin (Jardiance) and metformin, that are, on their own, ways of managing diabetes and, in combination, represent an improved form of diabetes care. Empagliflozin (Jadiance) is an SGLT2 inhibitor, a relatively new category of treatment for type 2 diabetes […]

Memory loss as we age

How often do you go into a room and forget why you went there in the first place? As we age our memory recollection declines and we begin to notice more and more memory lapses. This can refer to small things such as why we went into the kitchen, not remembering the name of a […]

Treating Thyroid Disease

The thyroid gland controls all the metabolic processes in the body through the hormones it produces. Thyroid disease occurs when either the thyroid gland is either underactive or overactive. Diagnosing and treating Thyroid disease is relatively simple, giving the sufferer of Thyroid disease the opportunity to live a healthy and active life with little side […]

Treating Migraines

  Headaches are annoying, inconvenient and painful – but migraines are that much worse. Let’s explore the differences are between headaches and migraines and how we can help soothe them. Treating migraines with prescription medication might be the only way to stay on top of them so it doesn’t take days to recover.   Headaches […]