Health care alerts
- November 8th, 2015 Study Finds Drug Errors in 50% of Surgeries
- August 14th, 2015 Early Opioid Prescription for Back Pain Doesn’t Up Risk of Chronic Use
- August 14th, 2015 Diagnosing Headache: Patient, Provider Communication is Key
- August 9th, 2015 Strong Support for Folate Supplements for Primary Stroke Prevention
- July 31st, 2015 Antidepressants and NSAIDs Are a Dangerous Mix
- July 8th, 2015 Factors associated with medication regimen complexity in older people: a cross-sectional population-based study
- July 7th, 2015 Narcolepsy and Autoimmune Response: The Missing Link
- July 3rd, 2015 Epilepsy Drug Could Reverse Early-Stage Dementia
- June 26th, 2015 New Drug Promises Relief from Tinnitus, Epilepsy
- June 24th, 2015 Inhaled Levodopa Improves Motor Function in Parkinson’s
- March 20th, 2015 STATIN DRUG RECALL
- January 6th, 2015 NSAIDs May Boost Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
- December 23rd, 2014 Advances in the Primary Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease
- December 9th, 2014 FDA Announces Voluntary Urgent Correction for INR Testing
- December 4th, 2014 Sulfonylureas Tied to Higher Mortality in Diabetics
- November 7th, 2014 Experts Update Stroke Prevention Guidelines
- November 4th, 2014 Cardiovascular Drugs May Up Anaphylaxis Risk Via Mast Cells
- October 27th, 2014 Oral Inosine a Potential Disease-Modifying Therapy for Parkinson’s
- October 27th, 2014 ProSavin May Benefit Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease
- October 27th, 2014 Levodopa Better First Parkinson’s Drug than MAO Inhibitors or Dopamine Agonists
- October 27th, 2014 Parkinson’s Drugs Linked to Impulse Control Disorders
- October 21st, 2014 Nationwide Lidocaine Recall
- October 15th, 2014 Wearing Dentures During the Night Increases Risk of Pneumonia
- October 14th, 2014 Portola Pharma Drug Reverses Effect of Anti-Clotting Drugs in Study
- October 10th, 2014 NSAIDs May Boost Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
- October 3rd, 2014 Statin use may be linked to less physical activity in elderly men
- September 21st, 2014 Antibiotic Recall Due to Particulate Matter
- September 21st, 2014 Parkinson’s Drug Recall
- September 16th, 2014 Heparin Recall Due to Human Hair
- September 16th, 2014 Are VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) Prophylaxis Practices in Hospitals Logical?
- September 10th, 2014 FDA Staff: Novo Nordisk Drug Liraglutide Effective for Obesity
- September 9th, 2014 Wockhardt Recalls Blood Pressure Drug
- September 9th, 2014 Massive Antibiotic Recall
- August 17th, 2014 Alcohol Intake and Atrial Fibrillation
- August 17th, 2014 Lower Treated BP Tied to Elevated Death Rates
- August 15th, 2014 Voluntary Recall: Peritoneal Dialysis Solution
- June 3rd, 2014 (FINALLY) STOPPING STATINS MAY BENEFIT TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS
- March 30th, 2014 What is HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION)
- March 17th, 2014 Trends in anemia care in older patients approaching ESRD in U.S. (1995-2010)
- February 28th, 2014 Doctors are warned against Aricept for dementia care
- February 22nd, 2014 Lilly’s Ramucirumab for Lung Cancer Improves Survival in Late-Stage Trial
- February 21st, 2014 New Better Trick in Cardiac Catherization That is Safe
- November 26th, 2013 FDA lifts some safety restrictions on GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia
- October 25th, 2013 The FDA Makes Ancient Remedies Unaffordable
- October 2nd, 2013 Can’t help it, I TOLD YOU SO !!!
- June 5th, 2013 FDA Gives Avandia Another Look
- April 22nd, 2013 Bone Drug Lowers Levels of Bone Growth Markers
- March 30th, 2013 Equation May Give Wrong LDL Status
- February 27th, 2013 Study: Doctors Misdiagnose 150,000 a Year
- February 12th, 2013 Commonly used painkiller ‘should be banned over heart risk’
- January 16th, 2013 Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Vaccine may be on its way, researchers say
- January 7th, 2013 AHA Adds Its Weight to NSAID Risk Message
- January 6th, 2013 Subtle Cognitive Declines Follow Menopause
- December 22nd, 2012 FDA Issues Pradaxa Valve Warning
- December 14th, 2012 Survey: Poor mental health care keeping seniors at risk
- November 27th, 2012 Patients Forget How to Use EpiPen After 3 Months
- November 21st, 2012 Testosterone / Viagra Findings Not a Winner as ED Combination
- November 19th, 2012 Advair: How Safe Is This Drug ???
- November 13th, 2012 Dangerously Low Calcium with a Cancer, Osteoporosis Drug
- November 13th, 2012 Forgetfulness in seniors tied to anxiety and insomnia drugs
- October 7th, 2012 CDC: Meningitis Outbreak Spreads to 7 States
- September 30th, 2012 Xanax and Valium Boost Dementia Risk by 50 Percent
- September 23rd, 2012 FDA Reviews Possible Mirapex Heart Risk
- September 23rd, 2012 2 Beta-Blockers Similar for CV Event Risk
- September 22nd, 2012 Thalidomide Relieves Cough in Pulmonary Fibrosis
- September 21st, 2012 Elderly With Low Vitamin B12 Risk Brain Shrinkage And Cognitive Decline
- September 11th, 2012 Organic Foods May Not Be More Nutritious
- September 9th, 2012 Vitamin Studies Spell Confusion for Patients
- September 7th, 2012 Hopes dashed for ginkgo biloba in Alzheimer’s disease
- August 30th, 2012 Smoking Cessation Lowers Risk of Brain Bleed
- August 29th, 2012 CSF Markers Aid in Dementia, Parkinson’s Diagnosis
- August 27th, 2012 Statin Use Tied to Possible Boost in Cataract Risk
- August 20th, 2012 Bone Drug ONJ Triggered by Dental Work
- August 18th, 2012 Thick Cortex Offers Clue to Better Memory
- August 18th, 2012 What would you do if you saw someone collapse?
- August 17th, 2012 FDA OK’s Generic Actos (pioglitazone)
- August 16th, 2012 Gut Bacteria Tied to Metabolic Syndrome
- August 15th, 2012 Azithromycin & Levofloxacin May Increase The Risk of Cardiovascular Death
- August 12th, 2012 Study: No PSA Tests, Advanced Cancer Triples
- August 12th, 2012 Statins and Risk of Treated Incident Diabetes in a Primary Care Population
- August 12th, 2012 Discontinuation of Statin Therapy Due to Muscular Side Effects
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Dr. Armon B. Neel, Jr.
Armon B. Neel, Jr., PharmD, CGP, is a board-certified geriatric pharmacist who has devoted his career to guiding health professionals and older adults in the appropriate use of medication. He and journalist Bill Hogan, with whom he writes AARP's Ask the Pharmacist column, are co-authors of the book, Are Your Prescriptions Killing You? How to Prevent Dangerous Interactions, Avoid Deadly Side Effects, and Be Healthier With Fewer Drugs, published by Atria Books.
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