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Everything you need to look out for when buying medications online

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Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.
If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. This saying holds true for illegal online pharmacies.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) warn consumers to be cautious when surfing the Internet — especially when purchasing medications.

Your local pharmacist's website is not the same as the unknown and unverified websites the FDA and NABP are warning consumers about. That means there's no concern with engaging with your local pharmacist on his or her pharmacy website.

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Mercy Health — St. Rita’s Medical Center now has New Vision Medical Laboratories on its campus. The New Vision Medical Laboratories are also at Bluffton Family Medicine, UNOH Family Practice, Ada Family Medicine and Glandorf Family Medicine.

The New Vision Medical Laboratories offer new lower competitive pricing, shorter wait times, reliable results and access to results on the Mercy Health MyChart. Lima hours are Mondays through Thursdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Previously eliminated disease resurged in a matter of months

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Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.

As of early this month, there have been 228 cases of measles in 12 states so far this year. That means that, in less than three months, this year has seen more measles cases than all of 2017.

Cases have been confirmed in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Washington declared a state of emergency as the number of measles cases continued to rise.

The number of cases and cities affected by measles continues to increase, according to health experts.

Here are some suggestions that spell out S C A M

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This column provided by Faith Investment Services, Bluffton
419-358-4207
www.myfaithinvestments.com

Fans of “The Office” will appreciate this glimpse into identity theft.  

For most Americans, identity theft is a very real threat and definitely no joke.  The likelihood of becoming a victim of identity theft increases in your 50’s – probably because you are reaching a pinnacle financially, before beginning the retirement years. 

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Century 21 Sunway Realty, Ada and Kenton, will hold a seven-location open house on Sunday, March 31, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., according to Becky Reed.

The locations are:
Ada
319 W. North St., hosted by Samantha Huff
307 S. Park Dr., hosted by Sharon Music
112 E. Montford Ave., hosted by Anthony and Crissy Whitaker

Kenton
819 Kohler St., hosted by Pat Davidson
524 N. Detroit St., hosted by Antwilla Davis
125 N. Leighton St., hosted by Tara Howell

Ice cream comes soft served and hand-dipped as sundaes, shakes, soda floats and cyclones

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The sun is out and the temperature is rising.

That means that the Ada Dairy B’s is open for the season. The ice cream drive-in at 4209 State Route 235 south of Ada opened a week ago.

This season’s hours are Mondays through Saturdays 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 9 p.m. The kitchen closes nightly at 8:30 p.m.

Ice cream comes soft served and hand-dipped as sundaes, shakes, soda floats and cyclones. The menu also includes sandwiches, hot dogs, soft drinks  and several side dishes.

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