The Diabetes Complication You DidnΓÇÖt See Coming By Jane Farrell article The number of people living with type 2 diabetes is increasing at a rapid rate. And it isnΓÇÖt just about … Read More→
Dental Health Oral Health Getting the Most from Your Oral Healthcare Providers By Jane Farrell article Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of articles on getting the most from the members of your … Read More→
Living with Loss: Filling the Emptiness By Jane Farrell blog The void after loss is indescribable. DonΓÇÖt even try to explain what it feels like to someone who hasnΓÇÖt lived […]
Cultural Traditions Influence Caregiving with Cancer Patients By blog Culture has a major influence on us as individuals and as groups. Think about the traditions you cherish, everything from […]
Aging Well The Plus Side of Population Aging By Jane Farrell article Here at ThirdAge, we’re delighted to spread some good news about the the fact that the population in the U.S. … Read More→
_ Hearing Loss and Depression By Jane Farrell article By Dr. Carol Meyers Living with hearing loss means a lot more than just not being able to hear as … Read More→
_ Prostate cancer Many Men Aren't Following Guidelines for PSA Screening By Jane Farrell article Although medical experts have issued guidelines recommending against the routine screening of elderly men for prostate cancer, the effect of … Read More→
A Learned Response to Loss: Changing the Script By Jane Farrell blog IΓÇÖve found that very few people look at the emotion of grief. Typically ΓÇ£griefΓÇ¥ is associated with the emotional process […]
_ Some Doctors Not Up to Date on Genetic Testing By article Although genetic testing is becoming increasingly important, many primary care providers face challenges in making that part of a patientΓÇÖs … Read More→
_ The Global Alzheimer's Crisis: Are You Ready to Take Action? By article By Nancy Wurtzel IΓÇÖve been surrounded by AlzheimerΓÇÖs disease my whole life. Decades ago, both of my grandmothers had the … Read More→
Sepsis Contributes to 1 in Every 2 to 3 Deaths By blog Regular readers of my blog likely know that one of my clients is a patient advocacy organization called Sepsis Alliance. […]
_ A Warning About Dental Restorations By article Poorly-made dental restorations (veneers, crowns, inlays) can cause patients discomfort and even some health problems, but, according to dental-industry experts, … Read More→
_ CPR YouTube CPR Videos Not Reliable By Sondra Forsyth article If you want to learn CPR, better not trust a YouTube video to be your teacher. According to Turkish researchers, only a handful of CPR and basic life support (BLS) videos available on YouTube provide instructions that are consistent with recent health guidelines. The study was published in August 2014 in Emergency Medicine Australasia, the journal for the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM).
_ Preventing Falls and Fractures By Jane Farrell article A simple thing can change your lifeΓÇölike tripping on a rug or slipping on a wet floor. If you fall, you could break a bone, like thousands of older men and women do each year. A broken bone might not sound awful. But, for older people, a break can be the start of more serious problems.
_ Alternative Health Warning Issued About Chinese Wolfsbane Remedy By Sondra Forsyth article EditorΓÇÖs note: Although this item describes a case in Australia, the information could be valuable to anyone who goes to a Chinese herbal medication practitioner. A preparation prescribed by a Chinese herbal medication practitioner in Melbourne, Australia for back pain resulted in life-threatening heart changes, prompting a team of intensive care and emergency physicians to call for appropriate patient education by practitioners who prescribe complementary medications.
_ Heart Health New Statin Guidelines an Improvement By Sondra Forsyth article New national guidelines can improve the way statin drugs are prescribed to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, a Yale University study has found. The research, published August 25th 2014 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, also showed the new guidelines produce only a modest increase in the number of patients being given the drugs.
_ Pain Management Chronic Pain & Painkillers: Why You ΓÇ¿Should Consider AlternativesΓÇ¿ By Sondra Forsyth article By Dr. Frank King Roughly 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain lasting more than six months, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine. Throughout the past decade, the use of painkillers such as Vicodin, Percocet and OxyContin has soared by 300 percent. For many ΓÇô 17,000 people per year, or 46 each day ΓÇô the treatment is worse than the pain. ThatΓÇÖs the number of users who die from the medicine, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
August 30th: Grief Awareness Day By Jane Farrell blog Not long ago, I had Angie Cartwright on my radio show. She is the pioneer who, having had many losses in her life, has raised her voice, gained support for those suffering loss and is now on her way to gathering support for a National Grief Awareness Day.