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Jul 25, 2008
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Shingles Vaccine Given First Go-Ahead
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has given tentative approval to a new vaccine, Zostavax, designed to prevent shingles in people 60 and older, saying it appears to be safe and effective for this age group. The panel has forwarded its recommendation to the FDA, which now has to decide whether to give final approval. The FDA usually follows its advisory panel recommendation.
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The Silent Thief of Sight
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
“Unlike cataracts, in which the recommendation most often is that patients wait until they develop more fully, glaucoma is the exact opposite. You have to start looking for it even before there are symptoms,” says Samuel Boles, M.D.
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Mind and Body Are One
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
I had one patient who, after a heart attack, started exercising at a fitness center three to five days a week. He has continued for more than 17 years, partly because he has enjoyed the cardiovascular benefits he has experienced.
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Good News on Medicare Part D: There Is Still Time to Enroll
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
 If confusion has kept you from enrolling in a Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP), you’re not alone. That confusion was recently typified at a Part D seminar given by Pat Venable of the Baltimore County Department of Aging. Ms. Venable spoke at Oak Crest, a community in Parkville, Md., built and managed by Erickson.
One adult child who had learned to navigate the drug lists said she was going to spend that weekend going through it with her mother. Suddenly a voice called out in the auditorium, “Can I be your mother, too?"
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Dining That Defeats Drugs
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
 “Truly maximizing the effectiveness of your medications means knowing as much as possible about their interactions with the food you ingest,” says James Whynot, M.D., medical director of Brooksby Village, a community in Peabody, Mass., built and managed by Erickson.
"Some foods are best taken on an empty stomach. One example is Fosamax, used for fighting osteoporosis. Don’t eat for two hours afterward, to maximize the drug’s absorption.
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