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Shingles is a painful condition that is a reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox. In fact, if you’ve had chickenpox, you are at risk for shingles. And there’s an even greater risk for the condition if you are over 50, if you have an illness that weakens your immune system such as HIV/Aids, if you have cancer or are taking a medications that suppress your immune system. Go to your local Kerr Drug learn more about the easiest way to get a prescription for a Zostavax immunization, a vaccine that can protect you against shingles.
If you have diabetes, making one small change to your daily routine may save your life. Taking a low dose aspirin everyday may help prevent diabetes-related complications such as blood clots or stroke. Men over the age of 50 and women over the age of 60 with diabetes may find great benefit in taking a daily low dose aspirin. Remember, aspirin is a blood thinner and if not taken appropriately, may cause bleeding. That same blood thinning property is also why it may help prevent a heart attack or stroke. Your local Kerr Drug pharmacist can help you determine whether a low dose aspirin is right for you.
Everyone knows that prescription medicine will lower your cholesterol. But there’s also an over the counter supplement that will help. Fish oil tablets contain omega-3 fatty acids which may help maintain triglyceride levels within normal range or lower those levels if they are too high. Triglycerides and cholesterol are the fatty substances in the blood that can build up along the walls of the blood vessels. Those build ups decrease the amount of blood flow to the heart and brain and increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. Taking 3-4 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish oil) may help decrease your triglycerides. Taking 1 gram of omega-3 fatty acids is considered heart healthy.
