Caregiving Money Matters Cost of Informal Caregiving Is $522 Billion Annually By Jane Farrell article The price tag for informal caregiving of elderly people by friends and relatives in the United States comes to $522 … Read More→
_ Prescription Drugs What You Need to Know About Generic Drugs By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: No matter what prescription drugs youΓÇÖre taking, there are several issues you should be aware of: how effective … Read More→
Skin Skin Health Why Scratching Makes You Itch More By Jane Farrell article Is the idea that scratching an itch only makes it worse just an old wivesΓÇÖ tale? No, itΓÇÖs true! New … Read More→
Five Steps to Avoid Being Misdiagnosed By Jane Farrell article 1. DonΓÇÖt be shy. Be curious, and insistent. Ask your doctor questions about your diagnosis and treatment. Ask things like, … Read More→
Ebola and the Need for New Personal Protective Equipment By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: This article was published online October 28th 2014 in the Journal of the American Medical Association and offered … Read More→
_ Sex CPAP DoesnΓÇÖt Hurt Your Sex Life By Jane Farrell article Patients who use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often believe that it … Read More→
_ Medical Care Development of Ebola Training Module By Jane Farrell article Johns Hopkins Medicine has been tasked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lead a group and to … Read More→
Ovarian Cancer Personalized Ovarian Cancer Vaccines By Jane Farrell article Researchers at the University of Connecticut have found a new way to identify protein mutations in cancer cells. The novel … Read More→
_ Urinary Health Improving Bladder Function After Spinal Cord Injuries By Jane Farrell article People who have suffered spinal cord injuries are often susceptible to bladder infections, and those infections can cause kidney damage … Read More→
_ How to Protect Yourself from Internet Hackers By Jane Farrell article These days, we hear about a steady stream of cyber-attacks that result in the ΓÇ£hijackingΓÇ¥ of millions of accounts online. … Read More→
_ ΓÇ£Alzheimer's-in-a-DishΓÇ¥ Confirms Amyloid Hypothesis By Jane Farrell article An innovative laboratory culture system has succeeded, for the first time, in reproducing the full course of events underlying the … Read More→
_ Skin cancer New Melanoma Combo Therapy Improves Survival Rate By Jane Farrell article A researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has helped develop a combination drug therapy … Read More→
_ Are You Using an Unsafe Product? By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: It can be frustrating, and even dangerous, to run across a health product that either doesnΓÇÖt work or … Read More→
When the World Was Only as Large as My Golden Book Set By blog Remember When We DidnΓÇÖt Have The World at our Finger Tips? As I often do these days, I catch myself […]
Medical Care Reducing Wait Time in DoctorsΓÇÖ Offices By Jane Farrell article Using a pain clinic as a testing ground, researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that a management process first popularized … Read More→
_ Money Matters 6 Ways to Steer Clear of Identity Theft By article Editor’s note: These days, people are more vulnerable than ever to identity theft, and many seniors find themselves faced with … Read More→
_ Pancreatic Cancer Chokeberry Extract May Boost Pancreatic Cancer Drug By article The chokeberry, a wild berry native to North America, may strengthen the effectiveness of a chemotherapy drug commonly used to … Read More→
Protect yourself and your loved one from scam artists By blog The FBI, AARP and many senior-focused healthcare organizations have warned that seniors and people suffering from dementia are prime scam […]