Thursday, June 15, 2017

Over the Counter Hearing Aids? Sounds great (no pun intended)!

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There has been ongoing discussion for some time over how to help people use devices to improve their hearing that is both easy to use a...
Thursday, June 8, 2017

More on Drugs (or, medications)

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I've come across some interesting reading on the subject of drugs and medications, and thought you might be interested since they cov...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Overactive Bladder doesn't necessarily have to be treated with drugs!

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Urinary incontinence is certainly not a new medical problem, but it's messy and inconvenient and can be socially very limiting. The...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Travel-related medicine

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Yes, I know it's right after the holidays. But, it's also summer in the Southern Hemisphere! Who travels? Actually, over a b...
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Should I throw away expired medicines?

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In many cases, the answer is no. The requirement for an expiration date stems from the Johnson administration. The idea was to ensure th...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Occurrence of dementia is dropping in the U.S.; yes, dropping

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Contrary to expectation, the rate of people in the U.S. becoming diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia is actually decreasing since 2...
Friday, October 28, 2016

Flu Season

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Flu season has arrived a bit early this year! In El Dorado county, we have seen 9 cases of influenza in the past 18 days in folks from ...
Monday, September 26, 2016

Alternatives to Mylan Pharmaceutical's Effective but Completely Unaffordable Epi-Pen (R)

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How can the price of the life-saving EpiPen have gone up from $100 to $600? 'Cuz it's not illegal. Mylan Pharmaceuticals bought...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

The California End of Life Option Act

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The California End of Life Option Act was signed into law in October of last year, and became effective on the 9th of June.  This law is ...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Hearing aids for folks who maybe need them but can't afford them

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As I've mentioned before, good hearing is not over-rated and bad hearing can be dangerous, socially isolating, and it is strongly link...
Monday, June 13, 2016

Proper Sunscreen Use

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Julia Belluz does a great job of reviewing some of the frequently asked questions about sunscreens. Do chemicals in sunscreens hurt me...

The back and forth pendulum swing of narcotic pain-killer use.

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The story of Prince being found to have died due to an overdose of fentanyl is reflective of narcotic pain killer use in our country. I...
Monday, June 6, 2016

Do acid reducing medicines cause dementia?

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Recent press coverage suggested that proton-pump inhibitors can cause dementia.  Unfortunately, press coverage seems to have overstated th...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Staring at screens all days can hurt your eyes; cell phone use still not linked to brain cancer. Just saying.

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The recent media coverage suggesting a link between cell phone use and brain cancer is so far a bit histrionic and less than nuanced....