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Fri, January 5 EDT

Online RX Drugs Resources

The internet offers many prescription drug resources, if you know where to look! During this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to find reliable information about drugs on MedlinePlus. You’ll also use…

Fri, March 29 EDT

Online RX Drugs Resources

The internet offers many prescription drug resources, if you know where to look! During this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to find reliable information about drugs on MedlinePlus. You’ll also use…

12/14/2023 EDT

Online RX Drugs Resources

The internet offers many prescription drug resources, if you know where to look! During this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to find reliable information about drugs on MedlinePlus. You’ll also use…

Wed, March 13 EDT

Online RX Drugs Resources

The internet offers many prescription drug resources, if you know where to look! During this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to find reliable information about drugs on MedlinePlus. You’ll also use…

Friday, November 21, 2014

Three Older Women Experiment With Drugs

The tide is turning. In Washington state, where recreational use of marijuana is now legal, Paula, Dorothea and Deirdre tried pot for the first time last week – on video,…

Friday, March 14, 2014

Your Meds Might Be Making You Sick

…your doctor if one of the drugs you’re taking is on the Beers list. While the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging insists that these drugs aren’t necessarily unsafe for…

Monday, October 9, 2023

Money: Medicare Update

…– Higher-cost, common generic drugs. Tier 3: Preferred brand drugs – Brand-name drugs without a lower-cost generic equivalent. Tier 4: Non-preferred drugs – Higher-cost generic and brand-name drugs with a…

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Two new ways to reduce Alzheimer’s risk

…He led a study looking at these drugs—such as some antihistamines, antidepressants, medications for GI problems and for bladder disorders. The drugs work by blocking acetylcholine, which is critical to…

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

New Years Resolutions for your Medicine Cabinet

…of your prescription medications. Are there drugs in your medicine cabinet you aren’t using anymore? What about ones that are expired? Are you storing them properly? Here are 5 things…

Sunday, November 6, 2016

A Senior’s Guide to Sex Without Intercourse

…men rely on erectile performance drugs like Viagra or Cialis, they may find sex less satisfying, because although the drugs give them erections, they don’t increase libido. Trying to reach…

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Antimicrobial Resistance: When “Bugs” Bite Back

…E. coli. But E. coli, in different parts of the country, is developing multiple antibiotic resistance.” The most common antibiotics used don’t always work anymore, so doctors must switch drugs….

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Are “Brain Vitamins” for Real?

…certain antioxidant vitamins were linked with less dementia, but caution that more study is needed. The perils: Over-the-counter dietary supplements promising cognitive enhancement may contain multiple unapproved drugs, according to…

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Flu 2018: Myths and Facts for Older Adults

…get the flu, what should you do? Call your doctor to see if you are a candidate for the prescription-only anti-viral drugs (such as TamiFlu, Relenza, Rapivab), Dr. Schaffner says….

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

The Affordable Care Act: How Will It Affect You?

…D are more than $2,850 in 2014, you’ll pay 47.5 percent of the cost of your brand-name drugs and 72 percent of the cost of generic drugs. These percentages will…

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Medical Marijuana – an Update

…While the DEA acknowledges that some states have allowed the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, the FDA has the authority to approve drugs for medicinal use in the U.S.,…