Three Sisters Pharmacy and Variety Store

07/06/2020

Stay well:
-Wash hands
-Cover face
-Social distance

Emile Mervin was at work on the evening of April 4th, when he realised that something was wrong. “My body began experiencing an unusual indescribable

19/03/2020

Prevent spread of Covid-19:
1) COVER your cough
2) AVOID hand contact (handshakes and hand-to-face)
3) AVOID crowds (social distancing)
4) CLEAN environment (wipe down hard surfaces with disinfectant)

What do you know about the novel Coronavirus that is causing a health emergency? Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging...

09/02/2020

The best weapon against coronavirus is a bar of soap. That's right, hand hygiene and avoid touching your face is your best defense for most respiratory viruses transmitted by droplets (coughing and sneezing).

To give a perspective on how contagious a virus is, we use a mathematical model referred to as Ro (pronounced R-naught). Ro indicates how many other persons one infected person may infect. For example, an Ro of 3 indicates that one infected person may infect three other persons. The 2019-nCov is thought to have an Ro of 1.5-3 (similar to that of the seasonal influenza virus) while the measles virus has an Ro of 15.

Typically, pathogens with lower Ro's require close contact for transmission (one has to be in the same space with the infected for some period of time) while higher Ro's may not require direct contact in time nor space. For instance, measles may be transmitted up to two hours after the infected person has left the room so you may have entered a room long after the infected person had left and never have seen them at all. See attached photo for knowns Ro's.

Wash your hands with soap, cover your cough and avoid touching your face.

09/12/2019

Three Sisters is here to help you age well. Visit us in today and see what we have to offer. Located in West Demerara.

In terms of biological ageing, the body seems to shift gears three times during our lifespans, new research suggests – with 34 years, 60 years and 78 years the key thresholds.

09/10/2019

Be a flu fighter. Get your flu shot by October 31st.

While difficult to predict exactly when the worst of flu season will hit, experts say there are patterns that can help determine when getting a shot may be most effective.

23/06/2019

Brisk walkers were found to have longer life expectancies. Brisk is defined as a pace at which it is difficult to hold a conversation and perform the activity at the same time. So, if you’re telling your life story to your walking buddy without halting mid-sentence to take a breath, you should probably quicken the pace. Take a brisk walk on the seawall, in the park, down the street or around the village.

The Sisters Pharmacy and Variety Store supports healthy choices for a healthy Guyana. 💚

To investigate the extent to which 2 measures of physical fitness—walking pace and handgrip strength—are associated with life expectancy across different levels of adiposity, as the relative importance of physical fitness and adiposity on health outcomes is still debated.

16/06/2019

Visit Three Sisters Variety Store located in Meten-Meer-Zorg.

Antibiotics may be an effective treatment option for a tooth infection. There are many different types of antibiotic and many other potential remedies. Learn more about using antibiotics for a tooth infection here.

06/03/2019

Three Sisters Variety Store has your vitamin and iron supplements. Visit us today!

Iron deficiency symptoms include fatigue, dizziness, and cold extremities. In this article, learn about other symptoms and getting an iron deficiency diagnosis.

08/12/2018

Live a decade longer. Based on the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health data,

-Exercise at least thirty minutes a day
-Maintain a "low" BMI of between 18.5 and 24.9
-Drink no more than two glasses of wine (men) or one glass (women) per day
-Don't smoke
-Eat a healthy diet

Do those things, and compared to people who do not, and women get 14 additional years; men get 12 more years.

Three Sisters Variety Store supports your healthy lifestyle choices.

Want to live to be 90? Here's your blueprint.

28/11/2018

Taking a Z pack for a cold will have no effect. This is because a Z pack is a type of antibiotic that works for bacterial infections, not viral infections such as the cold. There are also some safety concerns about taking a Z pack for viral infections, so doing so should only occur under the supervision of a doctor.

Three Sisters Pharmacy is available to fill your doctor's prescriptions. We also have over-the-counter cold and flu relief aids.

Taking a Z pack for a cold will have no effect. This is because a Z pack is a type of antibiotic that works for bacterial infections, not viral infections such as the cold. There are also some safety concerns about taking a Z pack for viral infections, so doing so should only occur under the supervi...