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Bruce Christensen, RPh
Graduated from Idaho State University of Pharmacy and went on to co-found Island pharmacy in 1974.
Barry Christensen, RPh
Graduated from the University of Washington and joined Island Pharmacy as a pharmacist in 1988.
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Graduated from University of Washington in 2020.
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Graduated from Washington State University in 2024.
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21 Nov
Diet vs. Exercise: A New Study Settles the Weight-loss Debate
Improving diet and increasing physical activity at the same time is better at moving the scale and reducing body fat than either activity alone, a new study finds.
20 Nov
No Safe Level: Light Smoking Tied to Serious Heart Damage
A new study finds just a couple of cigarettes per day increase the risk of heart failure and death.
19 Nov
California Sober: Does Weed Really Reduce Problematic Drinking?
A new clinical trial finds people who smoke weed drink less alcohol – at least in the short term. But researchers say the findings are preliminary and the drug should not be used as a substitute for alcohol just yet.
New Approach Could Make Gene-Editing Treatments Faster and Cheaper
A new gene-editing strategy may one day help many people with rare genetic diseases.
In a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, researchers say this new approach could make future treatments easier and less costly to develop, especially for conditions caused by a certain type of genetic error.
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New Trial Shows Pfizer’s mRNA Flu Shot Beats Traditional Flu Vaccine
Pfizer’s mRNA flu vaccine worked better than a standard flu shot in a large Phase 3 trial, researchers reported.
The results, published Nov. 19 in The New England Journal of Medicine, suggest that mRNA technology may help improve protection in future flu seasons.
The Pfizer flu vaccine uses the same type of me...
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Health Experts Alarmed After CDC Revises Autism Webpage
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated a webpage about vaccines and autism, changing language that for years clearly stated there is no link between the two.
The move has alarmed many doctors and public health experts, who say it misrepresents decades of scientific evidence, reports The New York Times
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Recalled Baby Formula Still on Store Shelves as Botulism Cases Rise
Health officials are warning parents that recalled ByHeart baby formula is still showing up on store shelves, even as lab tests confirm it was contaminated with dangerous bacteria tied to a growing botulism outbreak.
ByHeart said that outside lab testing found Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that causes infant botulism, in some of the ...
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Most People Aren't Aware Of Genetic Risk For Dangerously High Cholesterol
Most folks with genetics that put them at risk for high cholesterol and early heart disease aren’t aware of their danger, a new study says.
Nearly 90% of people carrying genetics that cause dangerously high cholesterol — an inherited condition called familial hypercholesterolemia — were not aware of their risk, researcher...
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Popularity of Psilocybin, Psychedelics Hasn't Increased ER Visits
Increased use of hallucinogens like psilocybin hasn’t created an increase in ER visits or hospitalizations for bad trips, researchers recently reported in JAMA Network Open.
“In fact, after a small rise through early 2020, admissions declined through 2023, with no correlation to decriminalization policies,” senio...
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