Health Matters with The Medicine Center Pharmacy

Dr. Mark Lamielle from Aultman Medical Group joins us today to talk about Summer Safety

Our guests are from Help Me Grow.  It is Ohio’s evidenced based parent support program that encourages early prenatal and well-baby care, as well as assisting families in finding therapies and services for children with developmental delays.    Help Me Grow is funded by the Ohio Dept of Health and the Department of Developmental disabilities.

Barbara Frustaci, BSN, RN Ambulatory Care at Mercy Medical Center 

This weeks topic is Skin Cancer and will be led by Jaymi Doerfler R.N. and Bobbi Freeman R.N. from Mercy Medical Center.

This week on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy as we discuss National Stroke Awareness Month with Maria Griffin, CNP, Stroke Coordinator for Mercy Medical Center.

Studies show that somewhere between 25% and 45% of post menopausal woman find sex painful.  Estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, regulates your reproductive system. Before menopause, estrogen helps maintain the thickness and elasticity of your vaginal tissues. However, as you age, your estrogen levels drop, causing changes in these tissues.  When vaginal tissue grows too thin, sexual activity can become painful.

Our topic today is women’s health with a focus on Mona Lisa Touch, a promising and exciting hormone free treatment.  

This Friday edition of Health Matters with The Medicine Center Pharmacy features your Pharmacist Paul White and sitting-in for Compounding-Pharmacist Brad White is Health Matters Radio Show Executive Producer Nancy Wharmby. Nicole Selinsky, Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietician from Mercy Medical Center

Join pharmacists Paul White and Brad White for Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy as we talk about everything from saving money at the pharmacy to seasonal allergies

The Centers for Disease Control report a that a whopping 62 percent of Americans are overweight or obese. It’s no surprise that a sedentary lifestyle combined with increased food consumption lead to health risks among adults, teens and children. As the warmer months approach, many people focus on dieting and exercise to lose weight and getting in warm-weather shape. It’s also a great time to evaluate good food choices and really pay attention to what we put in our bodies.

Opioid addiction has been a serious and growing issue in our country for years, and the face of that epidemic is usually of those who are addicted. However, there is another side of the opioid addiction crisis and substance disorders in general – the children of those who are addicted or overdose. As the opioid crisis spreads, more children are forced into foster care and exposed to severe trauma. In this podcast, we learn about these children and services available through OhioGuidestone.