Recent Updates

• HPV Vaccination: It’s Not About Sex

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 30th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus with strains that are a high risk factor for cancer.  And according to Tom Friedan, MD, MPH of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 27,000 HPV-related cancers are diagnosed every year in the...

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• Antibiotics: A Dilemma for Doctors AND Patients

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 29th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Everyone knows (or should know) by now that the continued use of antibiotics when there is not bacterial infection involved is ultimately going to lead to a loss of the drug’s effectiveness over time.  But it’s a difficult issue...

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• Hydrocodone Combination Products Will Be Further Restricted

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 28th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced that hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) will be moved from schedule III to schedule II drugs.  The move is expected to become effective in October.   Schedule II medications are considered to be the...

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• Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Important Decision

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 27th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  A lot has been written about the importance of taking time to do research and analysis before choosing a long term care nursing facility, but you don’t hear as much about how to choose a short term skilled nursing...

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• Breast Cancer and Tamoxifen: Possible Impact on Treatment Effectiveness

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 26th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Important news from a study led by Prof. Steven M. Hill of Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA regarding the impact of night light on the effectiveness of  estrogen-blocking medication, tamoxifen. Tamoxifen is an estrogen-blocking medication typically used...

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• Hospital Rooms: Design Makes a Difference

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 25th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  A hospital in New Jersey,  University Medical Center of Princeton, recently took advantage of the need to rebuild their facility to determine whether the design of a hospital room would make any difference medically.   They started by creating a...

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• Nursing Homes: Taking on the Role of Addiction Rehab

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 24th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  A recent New York Times article brought to my attention an issue I had not considered before:  patients who need additional care after hospitalization who may also be suffering from an addiction.  Is there something that the nursing home...

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• Caregiving and the Law: California’s Latest Ruling

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 23rd      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Should a paid caregiver for an individual with Alzheimer’s disease be able to seek damages from the individual who injures them while they are on the job?  That question was partially addressed by the state of California recently and...

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• Smart Screens: No More Glasses Required

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 22nd      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  If you are tired of having to take your reading glasses on and off while using your computer, smart phone or tablet, there may be help on the way! What if computer screens had glasses instead of the people...

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• “Dementia Village”: A Safe Town for Caregiving

  Written By Deb Wilson on August 21st      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Other than the name of the town (certainly someone could have come up with a better name than “Dementia Village”), this town in Holland is the model of what residential care should be like for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease...

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