The benefits of statins for secondary prevention, that being preventing a second heart attack or stroke, are well established. However, in older adults there is the lingering quest[...]
Reviewing the ADA monthly magazine this weekend I couldn’t help but notice the numerous mentions of the negative impact on quality of life from peripheral neuropathy, a commo[...]
I recently reviewed two health-related newsletters, Consumer Reports on Health (CRoH) and the AARP Special Health Issue that contained an article from Dr. Oz. Comparing recommendat[...]
I read a health newsletter article the other day that was reviewing “Keys to healthy aging”. One paragraph spoke to the need to lower blood pressure to LESS THAN 120/80[...]
At the Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Dr. Cyrus Raji reported on results from a study using magnetic resonance imaging, that people who burnt more cal[...]
A study published in The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Kalpana P. Padal, et al, 2012 Oct;10(5):296-302, reported a significant improvement across time of measured [...]
Recently there was a news-flash from the Unites States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that stated “The current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of the [...]
The FDA has approved the oral anticoagulant drug Eliquis (apixaban) to prevent stroke and blood clots in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, the agency announced Decemb[...]
A Swedish study has shown that people with higher levels of vitamin B-12 are at a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. What was interesting in the study was that 40%[...]
The European Medicines Agency, the European equivalent to the US’ FDA, has recommended that nasal calcitonin NOT be used long term for osteoporosis because of recent data lin[...]
