Anxiety: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

What is anxiety? Anxiety is the body’s response to stress, fear and apprehension. It’s completely normal to feel anxious now and again, especially before an important life event, test or interview. In fact, anxiety can often be productive if it motivates us to work harder or find creative solutions. Anxiety also triggers adrenaline which helps […]

Five Recent Israeli Breakthroughs In Cancer Research

Israel has proven to be at the forefront of cancer research over the past few decades. It’s had dozens of breakthroughs coming from its universities, labs, hospitals and medical centers. Biotech startups have also been instrumental in its research and solutions. It seems like Israeli scientists have taken the lead in cancer research and detection. They […]

Seven Ways to Spot Alzheimer’s

  Alzheimer’s affects 6 million Americans and isn’t merely defined by memory loss. Often confused with dementia, Alzheimer’s is a brain disorder causing a slow, gradual decline in memory, thinking and reasoning, due to the death of brain cells. Dementia is not a disease as such but is classified by a group of symptoms which […]

How to Safely Dispose of Old Medication

It’s all too easy to throw our leftover, unwanted medications straight into the trash can. It does seem like the most logical option, but unfortunately this isn’t the best way to dispose of drugs you no longer need. There is a risk of endangering people and animals when drugs are not disposed of properly. Kids […]

Alcohol and Medicine: Before You Take That Next Drink, Read This

Before You Take That Next Drink, Read This You’ve heard all the warnings. Don’t mix prescription drugs with alcohol. Or at least check with your doctor first. Maybe you’re one of those who listen. But if you’re not, you should know the danger is real. Read on to understand the real issues behind mixing medicine […]

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 […]

Time to Clean Out your Medicine Cabinet!

When was the last time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet?   It might not be high up on your list of priorities right now, but you should ideally be doing this task twice a year. If you can’t remember the last time you sorted through your medicines, now is the time. Around 31% of […]

Seven Tips: Remembering to Take Medication

Keeping up with all your prescription and over the counter medicine can sometimes seem a little overwhelming and millions of Americans simply skip doses due to either forgetting or simply being too busy. You might even confuse the thought of taking the medicine with the actual action, as is the case with many repeated activities […]

Venezuela’s Medicine Blockage

Venezuela is experiencing  a severe humanitarian crisis with shortages in food and medical care. Norma Camero Reno is a Venezuelan born lawyer and founder of the non-profit organization, Move Foundation, which has been sending much needed medicines from the United States to Venezuela. Until recently Norma and her organization have been successful at doing so – […]

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. […]