Canadian pharmacies helping Americans

Written by Elena Evans


Whilerepparttar US government is arguing overrepparttar 114672 solutions aboutrepparttar 114673 rising costs of medications, many Americans still do not have access to their prescribed treatments. The newest brand name drugs are oftenrepparttar 114674 most expensive, and millions of Americans - especially elderly, have inadequate or no insurance coverage for drugs. Nearly a third of all Medicare beneficiaries have no financial protection forrepparttar 114675 costs of drugs, and 42% of those report not filling prescriptions for financial reasons.

Some Americans have decided to tacklerepparttar 114676 problem on their own. William Sinensky, a 68 year old retiree from California, is one of them. William is having a hard time paying for his medication – Bristol Meyer’s Pravachol,repparttar 114677 most famous drug to reduce cholesterol levels. Costco pharmacy, one ofrepparttar 114678 cheapest US pharmacies sells a 3 months supply of Pravachol (40 mg) for 360 dollars. That is over $1200 yearly just on one medication. Having no insurance, William turned to Canada. There, he pays approximately $250 forrepparttar 114679 same amount of medications. First he traveled acrossrepparttar 114680 boarder, now he gets his Pravachol by mail from AffordableDrugs – one ofrepparttar 114681 leading Canadian pharmacies offering discounted drugs to Americans. “I save approximately 400 dollars on Pravachol per year. I’ve tried several Canadian online pharmacies and finally, foundrepparttar 114682 one that fits me. They are efficient and I trust them.”.

Just as William, municipalities and even states are turning to their northern neighbor. According torepparttar 114683 Council of State Governments, thirteen state and seven local governments have plans or existing programs to import or facilitaterepparttar 114684 importation of drugs from Canada.

Vitamin A – The Glow-in-the-dark Vitamin

Written by David Leonhardt


Vitamin A – The Glow-in-the-dark Vitamin By David Leonhardt

The ancient Egyptians had a cure for "night blindness". They fedrepparttar patient lots and lots of liver. Perhaps they thought they were appeasingrepparttar 114671 Gods of sight. In 1930,repparttar 114672 first fat-soluble vitamin was discovered - vitamin A - which, it turns out, does indeed appeaserepparttar 114673 Gods of sight.

Vitamin A is best known for improving eyesight, particularly at night, which is one of two reasons we call itrepparttar 114674 glow-in-the-dark vitamin. Butrepparttar 114675 eyes are notrepparttar 114676 only part of your body grateful for your generous consumption of vitamin A.

Your skin also benefits. And your hair. And mucous membranes. And nails. In fact, almost any surface lining your body can find.

Your immune system benefits, too, giving you added resources to ward off infections. Bones and teeth are strengthened with proper amounts of vitamin A, and evenrepparttar 114677 risk of some cancers can be reduced with vitamin A.

And there are more confirmed and suspected benefits.

The other reason we call Vitamin Arepparttar 114678 glow-in-the-dark vitamin is because it is best known asrepparttar 114679 bright orange color in so many foods we enjoy. Like pumpkins, pumpkin pie and my favorite: pumpkin cheesecake ( see my recipe at http://www.thehappyguy.com/pumpkin-cheesecake-recipe.html ). And, of course, carrots, squash, peaches, apricots, cantaloupe, mangoes, sweet potatoes andrepparttar 114680 rest ofrepparttar 114681 orange-spangled veggie gang.

But again, vitamin A is much more than meetsrepparttar 114682 eye, because it is not actually vitamin A that turnsrepparttar 114683 fruit and vegetables orange, but a precursor to vitamin A called beta carotene. Beta carotene does not become vitamin A until your body processes it.

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