Does it seem like your go-to allergy medication isn’t working as well as it used to? You may worry that you’re becoming resistant to your current allergy medications. However, when it comes to common allergy medications, such as inhaled steroids and antihistamines, medication resistance is highly unlikely.

Learn more about the different types of asthma and how to keep each one under control. Your local pharmacist can be a great resource to help you manage your asthma and put your asthma action plan into practice.

Most people think of diabetes as a problem with your blood sugar. But did you know that diabetes is also associated with a higher risk of heart disease? In fact, the CDC reports that people with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease as those who aren’t diabetic. Learn more about what why diabetics are more at risk of cardiovascular disease — and what you can do about it!

COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by a virus discovered in late 2019. The WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020 — then declared an end to the global health emergency in May 2023. However, COVID-19 still is circulating and can cause serious illness.

You’ve probably heard of diabetes, a chronic medical condition where the body can’t properly process glucose in the blood. What you may not know is that there are two distinct types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Both T1D and T2D require lifelong management after diagnosis. There are some key differences between the two that affect the way the disease is managed.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading killer of both men and women in the U.S., causing some 660,000 deaths a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The American Heart Association reports that every 36 seconds someone dies from CVD — an umbrella term for several diseases that affect the heart, arteries, and blood vessels.

Prediabetes is a condition in which your blood sugar and A1C are elevated — though not enough to be considered diabetes. With prediabetes, your body is less sensitive to the insulin you produce. This means that you’ll often experience blood sugar spikes after eating, especially carb-heavy meals. People with prediabetes often end up with diabetes.