This past weekend we spent a fabulous time in the Ville de La Nouvelle-Orléans learning, networking, meeting new friends and saying hello to old ones. Over the past three years, I’ve hit just about every major pharmacy conference in the United States and this one definitely makes my list of top five independent pharmacy events. The [...]

Actually the title of this blog is a little misleading. There aren’t any bugs in your Frappuccino – any more. The coffee giant, Starbucks, was using cochineal bugs, a tropical bug found in Mexico and South America to color a variety of products in it’s stores: Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino, Strawberry Banana Smoothie, raspberry swirl cake, birthday [...]

A newly released study by Price Waterhousecooper’s Health Research Institute (HRI) confirms what many health-care providers were beginning to suspect – people are talking about health, healthcare and healthcare providers on social media sites. In fact, one-third of the over 1600 interviewed reported using social media for health-related matters. There is a marked preference for [...]