Gender Differences in Addiction and Treatment
Men are more likely than women to use almost all types of illegal drugs and misuse of prescription drugs. And resulting trips to the emergency room and overdose deaths are more common for men than women. For most age groups, men have higher rates of use or dependence on illicit drugs and alcohol than do […]
Drug Take Back Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Village Pharmacy hosts Drug Take-Back Day on October 25, 2017 Hampstead, NC (October 23, 2017) – In conjunction with the Pender County Sheriff’s Office, Village Pharmacy in Hampstead, NC will host a Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 25, 2017. The Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, […]
Suicide Behavior Awareness and Prevention
First and foremost, suicide does not discriminate. Not only does it claim more than 40,000 lives every year in the US, but those rates continue to rise. People of all genders, ages, and ethnicities can be at risk for suicide. But people most at risk tend to share certain characteristics. The main risk factors for […]
New FDA Approval
The FDA has recently approved more than a dozen new medications for conditions ranging from sickle cell anemia to Parkinson’s disease. Actemra (tocilizumab) injection from Genentech was approved in September for the treatment of CAR T cell-induced severe or life-threatening cytokine release syndrome. Actemra is specifically indicated for adults and pediatric patients 2 years of […]
It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Many of you are aware that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s an important time for all of us to be reminded of the importance of early detection. Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women (after skin cancer). About 1 in 8 women born today in the United […]