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How to read a food label

Posted by LizGH on November 24, 2019 - 6:00am

Note: this article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
We see nutrition labels every day on nearly everything we eat. But what good are they if we don’t understand what we’re actually eating?

Here are some ways to decode the label and some of the ingredients we often see.

Let's start at the beginning.

1) Serving Size

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Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Imaging Services expands

Posted by Icon K on November 23, 2019 - 6:00am

Mercy Health has expanded access for outpatient ultrasound imaging to Mercy Health – Wapakoneta Imaging Services, 1015 South Blackhoof St., Suite D.. Other locations include Mercy Health – Putnam County MedicalCenter and Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center.

“Imaging services offer opportunity for early detection and diagnosis, which saves lives,” said Patricia Giesken, Director of Imaging Services at Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center. 

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Manage your diabetes with the ABCs

Posted by LizGH on November 17, 2019 - 6:00am

Note: this article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you may feel overwhelmed — and that’s understandable. But you can take steps to both ease your anxiety and get on the road to effective diabetes management.

Understand Your Condition

Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which there is too much glucose (sugar) in your blood because your body does not make or use insulin well.

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FDA approves new injection to treat hives

Posted by LizGH on November 10, 2019 - 6:00am

Note: this article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
There's a newly approved treatment for hives.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Quzyttir (cetirizine) to treat acute urticaria (hives).

Available as an injection to be given into the vein (IV), this new medication is approved for adults and children 6 months of age and older.

Cetirizine injection is now an alternative treatment option to IV diphenhydramine (brand name Benadryl).

The approved dose is once every 24 hours as needed for acute hives.

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New migraine med approved

FDA approves Reyvow (lasmiditan)
Posted by LizGH on November 3, 2019 - 6:00am

Note: this article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
A new migraine medication is hitting the market.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Reyvow (lasmiditan) to treat migraines.

Migraines are estimated to affect more than 10 percent of people around the world.

Lasmiditan, available in tablet form, has been approved for adults with migraines with or without aura.

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Four mammogram myths debunked

Posted by LizGH on October 27, 2019 - 6:00am

Note: this article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we're debunking four common mammogram myths.

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