Archives: September 2013

American Recall Center New Resource for Consumers

You may want to check out The American Recall Center. It provides drug and medical device recall information alongside practical healthcare information and support. They are building a comprehensive resource for timely and trusted material regarding healthcare topics that matter to the consumer. You can find pertinent information on FDA...

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Is Your Doctor Advising You About Sunscreen?

Physicians mention sunscreen at a low rate during patient visits, even to patients with a history of skin cancer, according to a study by Kristie L. Akamine, M.D., Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C., and colleagues. Researchers used the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to identify patient visits to...

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Drugs That May Cause Memory Loss

The AARP published an interesting article regarding drugs that may cause memory loss. Here is a quick summary. Read the full post.åÊ Here are 10 of the top offenders. 1. Antianxiety drugs Examples: Alprazolam (Xanax), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), clonazepam (Klonopin), diazepam (Valium), flurazepam (Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), midazolam (Versed), quazepam (Doral), temazepam...

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Is Memory Loss Reversible?

A team of Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers has found that deficiency of a protein called RbAp48 in the hippocampus is a significant contributor to age-related memory loss and that this form of memory loss is reversible.åÊ The hippocampus, a brain region that consists of several interconnected subregions plays...

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Downsizing & Retiring the Right Way

Caroline Casetti is a new homeowner, humanitarian, freelance writer, and an aspiring artist. While she typically writes about community involvement and ways to give back, she has taken the time to share her recent relocation experience and how downsizing can help bring families together.åÊ It all kind of happened at...

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Hip Fracture Recovery Better If You Are Healthy

Seniors who have a hip fracture or another serious fall injury are significantly more likely to recover if they had little or no disabilities before the accident, according to a new study. Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine assessed more than 100 seniors who had fallen within the past...

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