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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.
Sonja Christensen, PharmD
Graduated from Washington State University in 2024.
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07 Nov
Does Intermittent Fasting Impact Your Brain Power?
A new study finds short-term fasting does not impair thinking and memory in healthy adults, but it may cause modest cognitive dips in children.
06 Nov
Women With Advanced Breast Cancer Are Living Longer, Study Finds
Major advances in treatment and care have led to improved survival for many women with advanced breast cancer, new study finds.
05 Nov
5,000 Steps a Day May Help Slow Alzheimer’s Changes in the Brain
In a new study, people with preclinical Alzheimer’s disease who took 5,000–7,500 steps a day experienced slower tau buildup and less cognitive decline over time.
Nationwide Recall Alert: ADHD Drug May Not Dissolve Correctly
MONDAY, Nov. 10, 2025 (Health News) — Millions of Americans who rely on medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be affected by a new drug recall.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has issued a voluntary, nationwide recall for several lots of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic version of an AD...
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Multiple Sclerosis Explained: Symptoms, Risk Factors & How It’s Treated
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases affecting the brain and spinal cord, with 2.9 million people estimated to be living with the disease worldwide.
As MS is an autoimmune disease, damage is caused by inappropriate actions of the body’s infection-fighting (immune) cells.
The da...
- Dr. Aaron Bower, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine HealthDay Reporter
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Many Teens, Young Adults Turning To AI Chatbots For Mental Health Advice
About 1 in every 8 U.S. teenagers and young adults turns to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for mental health advice, a new study says.
AI bots offer a cheap and immediate ear for younger people’s concerns, worries and woes, researchers wrote Nov. 7 in JAMA Network Open.
However, it’s not clear that these p...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Oral Immunotherapy Helps Many Kids Lose Food Allergies, Studies Say
Evidence is mounting that oral immunotherapy can help many children shake off food allergies.
Children benefited from being fed small amounts of food allergens to desensitize them, according to a pair of studies presented over the weekend at a meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Orlando, Florida.
In t...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Blood Tests Might Be Able To Judge Concussion Severity
Blood tests might be able to tell how badly a concussion has rung a person’s bell, a new study says.
Certain brain-related biomarkers in the blood are associated with how bad a teenager’s symptoms will be as they recover from a concussion, researchers reported in the November/December issue of the Journal of Head Trauma Reh...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- November 10, 2025
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COVID Vaccine Offers Health Boost For Kids With Eczema
The COVID vaccine appears to provide a health boost to children with eczema, a new study says.
Kids with eczema (atopic dermatitis) appear to experience fewer infections and allergic complications if they get the COVID jab, researchers reported over the weekend at a meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology in Orl...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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