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Benzodiazepines: Seniors are at Risk
Written By Deb Wilson on February 26th • No Comments • UncategorizedA recent report co-authored by Michael Schoenbaum, a senior adviser at the National Institutes of Mental Health, indicates that almost 9 percent of Americans between the age of 65 and 80 are using a benzodiazepine (drugs like Valium, Xanax, Ativan...
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Contact Lens: The Latest In Technology
Written By Deb Wilson on February 25th • No Comments • UncategorizedIt’s still a couple years away from the market, but I’m getting a vision (pardon the pun) of what the possibilities could be with contact lenses that have a built in telescope function that activates when you blink. People...
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Controlling Pain
Written By Deb Wilson on February 24th • No Comments • UncategorizedChronic pain, if not effectively controlled, can be a life-changer, taking over how you live your life. A recent article from AARP suggests 6 ways that someone with chronic pain may be able to begin to take back control....
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Eye Drops: A New Alternative
Written By Deb Wilson on February 23rd • No Comments • UncategorizedFor some the act of putting in eye drops multiple times a day can be inconvenient, not to mention risky and inaccurate. How many of us have attempted to use eye drops and ended up with most of it...
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Diabetes: What You Need to Know About Treating Macular Edema
Written By Deb Wilson on February 22nd • No Comments • UncategorizedOne of the more serious complications from diabetes can be an eye disease, diabetic macular edema, that leads to vision loss. A recent study, sponsored by the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, is suggesting that...
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Surgery: Removing Some of the Risk
Written By Deb Wilson on February 21st • No Comments • UncategorizedStaying out of the hospital should be job number 1, and right along with it should be to avoid surgery whenever possible. “According to an analysis last year in the journal Patient Safety in Surgery, 46% to 65% of...
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Measles: What You Need to Know
Written By Deb Wilson on February 20th • No Comments • UncategorizedNow that the measles are back there are some things about the disease that people should know. With help from everyday HEALTH (What Is Measles?) , here’s the short version. What is Measles? Measles is a highly contagious virus that...
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Doctors and Hospitals: Focus on “Suffering”
Written By Deb Wilson on February 19th • No Comments • UncategorizedWow, what a concept. Doctors and hospitals are putting some additional focus on how patients feel about their health care experience. A New York Times articles highlights four facilities, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, University...
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Lung Cancer Screening: New Coverage by Medicare
Written By Deb Wilson on February 18th • No Comments • UncategorizedThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced that, effective immediately, lung cancer screening will now be a covered expense for certain participants under the plan. Medicare will pay for an annual lung cancer screen with LDCT...
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Doctor-Patient Communication: Improving with Technology
Written By Deb Wilson on February 17th • No Comments • UncategorizedOne of the most important aspects of quality health care is the ability for a doctor and patient (or caregiver) to communicate effectively so that critical decisions can be made that meet the objectives that the patient deems a...
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