Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a very real problem in the community, associated with 25-30% of hospital admissions in older adults and estimated to be the 4th or 5th leading cause [...]
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a condition that can negatively impact quality of life leading to daytime sleepiness and fatigue, interferes with work and social activities, and may[...]
This is an intriguing area worthy of much debate. I work in an area that can be defined as applied research. I didn’t see it as such for several years until I looked back and[...]
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Feb. 9th, 2012, concluded that tai chi reduced balance impairments in those with mild to moderate severity Parkinson’[...]
This review is just fantastic! The link I provided below is the consumer-oriented review of the evidence for treatment of urinary incontinence. This tool displays the evidence so w[...]
In a recent review in the Wall Street Journal, written by Harvard Medical School Drs. Pamela Hartzband and Jerome Groopman, there is a good read titled “Rise of the Medical E[...]
Here’s an odd one! Who would have ever suspected an association between the use of the selective alpha-blocker tamsulosin (Flomax), used for men with enlarged prostate to inc[...]
The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently updated their evidence-based findings on the effectiveness of bone health drugs in preventing fractures. In brief, b[...]
The Food and Drug Administration again released a safety alert regarding the dosing of Celexa (citalopram) citing evidence that doses higher than 20mg in older adults can lead to a[...]
In the most recent issue (March 2012) of The Consultant Pharmacist, the journal of the American Society of Consulting Pharmacists, authors Christopher Novak, et al, published their[...]
