A recent article in Neurology, October 2010, studied the risk of Alzheimer’s disease over a 7-year period showing that those with the highest levels of vitamin B-12 in their [...]
Recent data have correlated drugs like Fosamax (alendronate) and Actonel (risedronate) with what are called atypical fractures of the femur (unusual fractures of the upper leg). Ho[...]
The FDA released a communication November 19, 2010 which notified health professionals and the public that they were removing propoxyphene (Darvon and Darvocet) from the U.S. marke[...]
As is my mission to inform older adults and their caregivers on the pitfalls of medication use in older adults, I feel compelled to tell you about significant drug interactions tha[...]
If you’re an older adult, and I don’t mean a 50-something AARP member but over 65, this important message is for you. Those over 65 make up only 11% of the population y[...]
An interesting finding came about when searching for information on prednisone-induced diabetes. In Diabetes Med., Feb 1999, Vol. 16(2) Pgs. 164-7, the authors A. Ravina, et al, st[...]
