Aging Well Beauty & Style Skin Anti-Aging Products: Separating the Skincare Heroes from the Zeroes By Jane Farrell article Editor’s note: Here’s what is certain: There are no firming or tightening products whose results can duplicate what you derive … Read More→
_ Medical Care This is Why Ulcerative Colitis Surgery May be Better than Drugs By Jane Farrell article Patients over 50 who have ulcerative colitis live longer if they undergo surgery rather than taking drugs This according to … Read More→
Pain Management One in Four Patients Prescribed Opioids Progresses to Long-Term Use By article Opioid painkiller addiction and accidental overdoses have become far too common across the United States. To try to identify who … Read More→
Men's Health Viagra DoesnΓÇÖt Cause Melanoma By article A rigorous analysis of more than 20,000 medical records concludes that erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra are not a … Read More→
Medical Care Patients Email and ΓÇ£FriendΓÇ¥ Doctors in Spite of Resistance By article A large number of patients use online communication tools such as email and Facebook to engage with their physicians, despite … Read More→
Aging Well Money Matters Why Becoming Your Own Health Advocate Can Save Your Money and Your Life By article As a pharmacist, IΓÇÖve seen many patients from all ages and walks of lifeΓÇörural communities, large metropolitan areas, wealthy, low-income, … Read More→
Senior Health Choosing Wisely Campaign: Revised List of Topics to Talk About with Older Adults By article On April 23rd 2015, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) released updates to several of its recommendations for the American Board … Read More→
Aging Well Gerontological Society of America Tackles White House Policies on Aging By article In anticipation of the forthcoming 2015 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA), The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has produced … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Medical Care Doctors and Drug-Abuse Monitoring By article There are a number of databases that track drug prescriptions, but physicians arenΓÇÖt using them as much as they should, … Read More→
_ Medical Care Study: Wealthier People Get More Antibiotics By article Doctors, retail medical clinics and urgent care centers appear to be locked in a battle for patients, and that means … Read More→
Medical Care Senior Health Anticholinergic Drugs Linked to Risk Of Pneumonia in the Elderly By article In a study of more than 3,000 older patients living in the community, not in nursing homes, taking commonly used … Read More→
_ Hormone therapy Women's Health and Wellness How Much Do You Know about "Bioidentical" Hormones? By article Although many menopausal women are taking so-called ΓÇ£bioidentical hormones,ΓÇ¥ they may not understand the risk of these unapproved treatments, according … Read More→
Just the Right Dose: Helping people Understand Their Prescription Drugs By blog Prescription drugs are an important part of life for millions of people. Some drugs are literally lifesaving, while others make […]
Medical Care Senior Health Antibiotic for UTI + Diuretic = Risk of Death in Older Patients By article The combination of the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, frequently prescribed for urinary tract infections, with the diuretic spironolactone, widely used for heart … Read More→
Pain Management No Evidence Opioids Are Effective for Chronic Pain By article A National Institutes of Health white paper that was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in January 2015 reported … Read More→
Over 200 Billion Dollars For Prescription Meds in U.S. Alone By blog Wow. Just wow. I'm doing some research this morning for a book I'm working on – about prescription medications. I […]
Mental & Emotional Health Anxiety Drug Use Highest in Older Women By article Prescription use of benzodiazepines–a widely used class of sedative and anti-anxiety medications–increases steadily with age, despite the known risks for … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health The Best Gift of All By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: In the middle of the holiday season ΓÇô a season of gift-giving that can be expensive, stressful and … Read More→