_ Osteoporosis and Menopause By Sondra Forsyth blog Osteoporosis is a common disorder among post-menopausal women.┬áStudies┬áshow that one in two women ages 50 and older will break a […]
_ Medical Research Cancer Cells and Glucose By Jane Farrell article Researchers have identified a method that restricts the ability of cancer cells to consume glucose, a key source of energy. … Read More→
_ Bone Health Should You Stop Taking Your Osteoporosis Medication? By Jane Farrell article Women stopped using bisphosphonates for more than two years showed a significantly higher risk of a hip fracture when compared … Read More→
_ Medical Care ΓÇ£Choosing WiselyΓÇ¥ Campaign: Off to a Good start, but Change Needed for Continued Success By Sondra Forsyth article In 2012, a group of medical organizations did something they’d never done before: give doctors a list of things they … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Insurance Approval Lagging on Costly New Cholesterol Drug By Jane Farrell article Less than half of patients received their insurerΓÇÖs approval for prescriptions of the type of cholesterol-lowering drug known as PCSK9 … Read More→
_ Prevention Where and How to Dispose of Unused Medicine By Jane Farrell article Editor’s note: The latest from the federal Food and Drug Administration on┬ágetting┬árid┬áof unnecessary and possibly dangerous medicines: Is your medicine … Read More→
_ Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries Heart Health Startling New Research Shows That Heart Stents for Chest Pain May Simply Have a Placebo Effect for Some Patients By Sondra Forsyth article Coronary artery stents are lifesaving for heart attack patients, but new research suggests that the placebo effect may be larger … Read More→
_ Men's Health Breast Cancer in Men: Treatments and Genetic Counseling By Jane Farrell article Can men get breast cancer? Yes. Although breast cancer is a disease usually associated with women, men get it too. … Read More→
_ Medical Procedures Medical Research The Cancer Treatment that Causes Malignant Cells to Self-Destruct By Jane Farrell article Researchers have discovered a compound that causes cancer cells to ΓÇ£commit suicideΓÇ¥ ΓÇôand leave healthy cells alone. The compound, found … Read More→
_ Skin Health Science May Be Catching Up with Claims about Anti-Aging Creams By Jane Farrell article Is science catching up with the hype about anti-aging skin creams and the claims of restorative benefits? Maybe. Recent research … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Medicare Has Few Limits on Opioid Prescriptions By Jane Farrell article Although federal guidelines recommend restrictions of prescription opioids to Medicare patients, Medicare plans place few restrictions on the coverage of … Read More→
_ Diabetes Statin Use Linked to Diabetes Risk By Jane Farrell article Long term use of statins to lower blood fats and stave off cardiovascular disease is associated with a 30 per … Read More→
_ Medical Care Blood-thinning Medications Associated with Increased Risk of Blood in Urine By Sondra Forsyth article Use of blood-thinning medications among older adults was significantly associated with higher rates of complications related to hematuria — the … Read More→
_ Buying Pet Medicines Online: Ensuring Products Are Safe By Jane Farrell article Editor’s note: Buying your pet’s medications online may be tempting in terms of cost. But you need to approach the … Read More→
_ Alternative Health Proprietary Chinese medicines and health products can pose severe health risks By Jane Farrell article Traditional Chinese medicine is widely used as a form of complementary treatment for various indications and for improving general health. … Read More→
_ Drug Use Plastic Surgeons and the Painkiller Crisis By Jane Farrell article Plastic surgeons are playing a part in the ongoing opioid epidemic and need to change some┬ápractices with patients, according to … Read More→
_ Insomnia Sleep Health More Than One-Third of Older Adults Take Something to Help Them Sleep But Many Don't Talk With Their Doctors By Sondra Forsyth article Sleep doesn’t come easily for nearly half of older Americans, and more than a third have resorted to some sort … Read More→
_ Medical Care Antibiotics for Simple Staph Infections? By Jane Farrell article Although the overuse of antibiotics has raised concerns about whether to give the medicines to children with simple staph infections, … Read More→