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At Risk For Age-Related Eye Disease?
Posted Thu, May 15, 2008, 12:54 pm PDTThe problem with many eye diseases is that their symptoms often go unnoticed until vision loss has already occurred. The good news is that it is now…
Post a Comment (4)A Senior Moment or Early Alzheimer's Disease?
Posted Fri, May 09, 2008, 2:02 pm PDTAs we hear more about the dreaded consequences of Alzheimer's disease, it's easy to be concerned that every little memory lapse we suffer might be an…
Post a Comment (6)New Law Expands FDA Oversight of Drug Safety
Posted Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 9:44 pm PDTBy an overwhelming vote in mid-September, Congress has given the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new oversight of the safety of prescription drugs.
Post a Comment (2)Do Drug Company Perks Influence Your Doctor?
Posted Tue, May 08, 2007, 9:40 pm PDTHow would you react if you learned that your doctor prescribed a more expensive drug rather than an equally effective but cheaper medication?
Post a Comment (2)How's Your Hearing? Ask Yourself These Questions
Posted Tue, Mar 06, 2007, 7:20 pm PSTThe growth of hearing loss among younger people today is about two and a half times more frequent than in the past 25 years or so. Two likely causes…
Post a Comment (14)Fatal Falls
Posted Tue, Dec 05, 2006, 5:12 am PSTWith all of our concerns about developing heart disease, cancer, or diabetes, we pay too little attention to the risks of falling as we grow older.
Post a Comment (1)DHEA: The Fountain of Youth?
Posted Thu, Nov 16, 2006, 5:30 pm PSTI have long been amazed at the number of Americans who continue to be taken in by the quackery of health promotions that tell them what they want to…
Post a Comment (4)Seniors Face More Dangers from Medications
Posted Tue, Oct 03, 2006, 6:09 pm PDTOlder people face the even more common and dangerous problem of interactions among drugs because they often take lots of them for different chronic…
Post a Comment (3)Osteoporosis in Men, Part 2: Who's at Risk?
Posted Sun, Sep 24, 2006, 7:24 am PDTAs more men survive into their 80s and 90s, however, we'll be seeing a corresponding rise in the number of men living with osteoporosis.
Post a Comment (11)Osteoporosis in Men, Part 1: A Surprising Cause
Posted Fri, Sep 22, 2006, 1:18 pm PDTDid you know that 2 million of the 10 million people with osteoporosis in the United States are men? I think it's time to highlight how this…
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