DownHome Pharmacy

DownHome Pharmacy A full service, family owned pharmacy with drive-thru service. Our Family Helping Yours!

DownHome Pharmacy is locally owned and operated by Tim and Allison Lucas, Our Family helping Yours!

Do you ever reach for the salt shaker without thinking twice? New research in Neurobiology of Aging suggests higher sodi...
04/21/2026

Do you ever reach for the salt shaker without thinking twice? New research in Neurobiology of Aging suggests higher sodium intake could impact your memory, especially your ability to recall personal experiences. Find out how your daily habits might be affecting your brain health.

Reaching for the salt shaker could have long-lasting implications for your memory and brain health, a new study says.Higher sodium intake appears to affect episodic memory, the type of memory used to recall personal experiences and specific events from your past, researchers report in the ...

Are you working out at the right time for your body or just whenever you can fit it in? A new study in Open Heart found ...
04/20/2026

Are you working out at the right time for your body or just whenever you can fit it in? A new study in Open Heart found that exercising in sync with your natural sleep pattern may improve blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and even sleep quality. Discover how timing your workouts could boost your results.

People might get more from their workouts if they time their exercise to their sleep schedule, a new study says.“Early birds” and “night owls” who timed their exercise to when they were most alert wound up with lower blood pressure, blood sugar and “bad”...

Would you know the signs if your child had a concussion during a game? New research in Journal of the American Medical A...
04/19/2026

Would you know the signs if your child had a concussion during a game? New research in Journal of the American Medical Association highlights key warning signs that can help you quickly determine if your child might be at risk. Find out what to look for and when to take action.

Your child just took a hard hit on the playing field.Maybe they’re lying on the ground, maybe they’re stumbling around, maybe they look just fine.You need to know, as soon as possible – do they have a

Do you ever worry about what happens after leaving the hospital, especially when it comes to staying healthy at home? A...
04/18/2026

Do you ever worry about what happens after leaving the hospital, especially when it comes to staying healthy at home? A new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests that something as simple as prescribing groceries could help heart failure patients recover more successfully. Discover how food might play a powerful role in healing.

For the 6 million Americans recovering from heart failure, the most difficu...

Does your child ever wake up from nightmares and struggle to fall back asleep? A new approach reported in Frontiers in S...
04/17/2026

Does your child ever wake up from nightmares and struggle to fall back asleep? A new approach reported in Frontiers in Sleep introduces DARC-NESS, a model designed to help kids take control of their nightmares and improve their sleep. Discover how this method could bring more peaceful nights for your family.

Nightmares can be terrifying for children, robbing them of precious sleep and feeding their everyday anxiety.But a new therapeutic model promises to help these children by empowering them to defeat their own nightmares, researchers recently reported in the journal

Do you have a bag of jasmine rice in your pantry right now? Lundberg Family Farms has issued a recall on certain organic...
04/16/2026

Do you have a bag of jasmine rice in your pantry right now? Lundberg Family Farms has issued a recall on certain organic white jasmine rice products sold nationwide due to possible foreign material contamination. Find out if your rice is affected and what steps you should take to stay safe.

Select bags of Lundberg jasmine rice are being pulled from store shelves.

Struggling to keep your blood pressure under control, even with medication? A new study in The New England Journal of Me...
04/15/2026

Struggling to keep your blood pressure under control, even with medication? A new study in The New England Journal of Medicine found that team-based care including coaching, tracking, and ongoing support can significantly lower blood pressure over time. Find out how this approach could make a real difference in your heart health.

A person’s high blood pressure can dramatically decline if they receive intense team-based care, a new study says.Patients’ systolic blood pressure declined by nearly...

Do you ever have nights where your sleep feels worse than others and wonder if it’s affecting your health? New research ...
04/14/2026

Do you ever have nights where your sleep feels worse than others and wonder if it’s affecting your health? New research in Sleep suggests that irregular patterns of sleep apnea may increase heart health risks even more than previously thought. Find out why consistency in your sleep could matter more than you realize.

Sleep apnea might increase a person’s heart health risk even more than usual if it occurs irregularly, a new study says.Sleep apnea already is known to increase risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and

Have you ever wondered if how long you’ve been overweight matters more than just your current weight?Health experts have...
04/13/2026

Have you ever wondered if how long you’ve been overweight matters more than just your current weight?
Health experts have long linked excess weight to heart disease, but new research suggests the real risk may come from carrying that weight over time. Instead of a single snapshot, scientists found that the cumulative impact over years is a stronger predictor of heart attacks and strokes. This could completely change how we think about weight and long-term health.

Health experts have known for a long time that being overweight can lead to heart disease. A new study, however, suggests that the length of time you carry that weight is the most important factor.Instead of looking at a person's weight status at one point in time, researchers ...

Are you doing everything you can to protect your child from eczema but still feel like it's not enough?You're not alone....
04/12/2026

Are you doing everything you can to protect your child from eczema but still feel like it's not enough?
You're not alone. Millions of parents try special diets, probiotics, and breastfeeding longer, hoping to shield their kids from eczema. However, new guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology may change everything you thought you knew about prevention. What you've been told might not be working and the truth is more surprising than you think.

There’s very little parents can do to prevent their kids from developing eczema, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD).Research hasn’t shown that c...

Love French fries but wish they didn’t come with all the extra fat? Scientists say there may be a way to make fries heal...
04/11/2026

Love French fries but wish they didn’t come with all the extra fat? Scientists say there may be a way to make fries healthier without losing that perfect crunch. Researchers are experimenting with combining traditional frying and microwave heating to cut down on oil absorption while keeping the taste and texture we all love.
If this works, your favorite comfort food might be getting a serious upgrade.

Love French fries but not the extra fat? Scientists say they may have found a way to make them healthier without losing their crunch.Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign say combining traditional frying with microwave heating could reduce how much oil fries absorb.

Have you ever wondered if studying animals could unlock secrets about how we age? Researchers, including a team from Sta...
04/10/2026

Have you ever wondered if studying animals could unlock secrets about how we age? Researchers, including a team from Stanford University, studied the short-lived African turquoise killfish and uncovered fascinating insights into aging that may also apply to humans. Discover how this tiny fish could help scientists better understand the aging process.

This is no ordinary fish story.Researchers who videotaped every moment in the lives of 81 African turquoise killfish gleaned intriguing insights into the aging process that may also apply to humans.Though killfish live just four to eight months, they share important biological featu...

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DownHome Pharmacy is locally owned and operated by Tim and Allison Lucas. Here our slogan is not just “Our Family helping Yours!” but an actual reality. We offer specialized services like compounding and compliance packaging in addition to traditional prescription filling. We hope to serve your family in anyway we can, simply give us a call at 540-966-4858 or visit us on the web at https://www.downhomepharmacy.net/ to find out how we can help you.