Archive for December, 2011

Klein’s Holiday Wellness Update

We hope you’ll enjoy our monthly newsletter for December, 2011!
We’d like to give a special thanks to all of our wonderful customers and friends who graciously referred us to their friends and neighbors last month!

Our business runs on referrals from people just like you! We couldn’t do it without you! All of us at Klein’s wish you Happy Holidays and a safe, Happy New Year!

For nearly a year now, we’ve been using this newsletter to share helpful information with you!
Each month, we bring you a few items of information that will help you live a fuller, happier and safer life. Of course, we will also let you know about our specials that will save you money. At Klein’s Health Mart Pharmacy, we are committed to being more than just a pharmacy. We are your health care partner!

If you have not yet been to one of our stores, we invite you to stop in and say hello to any of our friendly pharmacists and staff. As soon as you enter our stores, you will see we are different from the big chain drug stores – much different! The pharmacy IS our business, and you will often see several pharmacists behind the counter at the same time. Also, we probably know you by name. That is because we take a personal interest in your health and wellness. We offer prescription counseling and we will help you manage your medications. Free delivery and other services are available.

Have You Seen Our Monthly Online Specials?

Limited Time Offer!
This month we’ve got more than a dozen of our most popular items on sale. You’ll find items that are designed to help you through the winter safely and in comfort. Stop in today and stock up on the items you’ll wish you had on hand when the snow flies! You’ll be glad you did!

Be sure to check back periodically to see our online specials each month. We will be adding products and categories in the months ahead. Did you know that you can order online? Just select the product you want and follow the prompts on the screen. It is easy and convenient!
Kleins Health Mart Pharmacy – Caring For You and About You!

There is still time to get your FLU SHOT, but you really should come in soon, as the flu season will soon be upon us.

Klein’s is offering flu shots at $25, and pneumonia shots are $65. Medicare patients not enrolled in an HMO are free! Check with a pharmacist to see if you qualify. Shots are available any Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at our State Road store in Cuyahoga Falls, and on any Wednesday or Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at our South Broadway store in the Akron General Medical Center in Akron. If you have any questions, please call us at 330-929-9183.

How would you like to stop winter germs in their tracks?

Colds and flu – no big deal, right? Well, yes and no. They usually don’t last a really long time or cause serious problems. Colds can plague you with everything from a stuffy and runny nose to a scratchy throat and watery eyes – and nonstop sneezing that can even put your cat on edge. Flu bugs bring symptoms that can look a lot like a cold. But the flu tends to ambush you suddenly, last longer, and pile on other “treats” such as fever, fatigue, headache, chills, and achiness. Click here to read more.

Eggnog’s Ambiguous Origins

Eggnog, or a very similar drink, may have originated in East Anglia, England, though it may also have been developed from posset (a medieval European beverage made with hot milk).

It is said that the drink adopted the nog part of its name from the word noggin, a Middle English phrase used to describe a small, wooded carved mug used to serve alcohol.

Another name for this English drink was Egg Flip. Yet another story is that the term derived from the name egg-and-grog, a common colonial term used to describe rum. Eventually, the term was shortened to egg’n'grog, then simply egg nog.

The ingredients for the drink were too expensive and uncommon for the lower classes, but it was popular among the aristocracy. “You have to remember, the average Londoner rarely saw a glass of milk,” says author and historian James Humes. “There was no refrigeration, and the farms belonged to the big estates. Those who could get milk and eggs to make eggnog mixed it with brandy or Madeira or even sherry.”

Have you seen the fabulous sale we’re having all through the month of December? Click here for details about this money-saving month-long sale!

We’re featuring dozens of products at year-end closeout prices! Check out our flyer for gift ideas to suit any budget. When you think about it, is there a better gift to give a loved one than something that adds to their daily comfort or makes their life a little easier? We’ve got the perfect gift idea that is sure to please. Come in today, talk to our friendly associates, and they will help you pick out exactly what you’re looking for.

Avoid a Christmas Tragedy by Doing a Holiday Fire Safety Check

Each year, we hear of home fires occurring during the holiday season. Sometimes lives are lost. Sometimes an entire home is lost to flames, and visions of little ones whose presents are gone can generate a longing to help. Holiday fires are not inevitable. Use the advice presented here to keep them from happening.

• Have a working smoke detector just outside the kitchen, near bedrooms, and on every level of your home
• Place a chemical fire extinguisher near the kitchen range and make sure everyone knows how to operate it
• Degrease the top of the stove, the oven, broiler, and range hood. Grease can ignit and cause a fire.
• When preparing a big dinner, make sure only one high-wattage appliance is plugged into an outlet or circuit. If you have a microwave, coffee pot, electric frying pan, and toaster running at the same time, you could be in danger.
• If it’s very cold and you decide to use an electric heater, be sure it is not positioned near anything flammable, including curtains and decorations. Unplug the heater when you go to bed.
• When opening gifts, handle wrappings with care. Never allow combustible wrappings to pile up near a heat source. Make sure no one is smoking near such flammables.
• Never burn gift wrappings or a natural Christmas tree in your fireplace. It could cause a flash fire or a chimney fire.

The Boston Tea Party: December 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonialists in Boston, Massachusetts, against the British Government. On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into the Boston Harbor. The incident remains an iconic event of American history, and has often been referenced in other political protests.

The Tea Party was the culmination of a resistance movement throughout British America against the Tea Act, which had been passed by the British Parliament in 1773. Colonists objected to the Tea Act mainly because it violated their right to be taxed only be their own elected representatives.

Protesters had successfully prevented the unloading of taxed tea in three other colonies, but in Boston, embattled Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson refused to allow the tea to be returned to Britain. He apparently did not expect that the protesters would choose to destroy the tea.

The Boston Tea Party was a key event in the growth of the American Revolution. Parliament responded in 1774 with the Coercive Acts, which, among other provisions, closed Boston’s commerce until the British East India Company had been repaid for the destroyed tea. Colonists, in turn, responded with additional acts of protest, and by convening the First Continental Congress, which petitioned the British monarch for repeal of the acts and coordinated colonial resistance to them. The crisis escalated, and the American Revolutionary War began near Boston in 1775.