What is the proper stance of the FDA in ensuring that new and innovative drugs are available as soon as possible, while also ensuring that those drugs are reasonably safe and effective? This is the subject of much controversy these … Continue reading →
Continue ReadingIf you have old and unused medications stashed around your house — or if your elder parents have them — make a note of the 2012 Take-Back Initiative. It’s sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and coming right up o…
Continue ReadingWhat to do when an aging parent becomes ill on a family vacation? With little knowledge about the quality of care in an away-from-home location, even in a place visited for years, double anxiety is the name of the game if a loved-one is taken to the h…
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I need to come down from yesterday’s mad Republican rant so let’s do something mundane but important today. As reported yesterday in The New Old Age blog at The New York Times, a study was conducted with 464 Chicago-area adults…
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