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December 2005 Articles:
Medicare D's Potholes and Pitfalls: Strategies to Help Your Elderly Make the Right Decision Right Now
7 Tips for Bathing Your Elderly Loved One: Overcoming an Intimidating Task
Safeguarding Mom and Dad: Who's Preying on Our Parents?
Tips for Caregiver Self-Renewal
Managing Your Own Mental Health: Stress-Busting!
Do Flu Shots Really Help Seniors?
Researchers Link Cocaine Abuse to Later-Life Parkinson's Risk
One State's Alternative to Medicare Part D
Drinking Tea Associated With Lower Risk of Ovarian Cancer
With Heartburn, the Cure May be Worse than the Condition
Magnesium May Prevent Osteoporosis
States Drown in Medicare Part D Requests, Ask Quick Help
Finger-pointing Occurs as Medicare Drug Plan ID Cards Lag
Risks Great, Safeguards Lacking at Assisted Living Facilities: Report
Brain Scan, Fluid Analysis May Help Predict Alzheimer's
Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Retin-A
Free Medicine Direct Isn't 'Free' -- Settles Florida Suit
Health Risks Mount for Aging Boomers; Blood Pressure, Obesity Top List
Home Monitoring Very Effective in Controlling Blood Pressure
Searching for 'Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval' on Medicare Part D
Prostate Surgery: How Old is Too Old?
States Overpay for Drugs in Medicaid Program; Congress Calls for Reform
Arizona Says Drug Firms Inflate Prices, Cheat Taxpayers; Files Suit
Congress Ponders Whether to Extend Medicare Part D Signup Period
Government Has Hard Time Even Giving Away Funds to Join Part D
World Obesity Problem Literally Bottoms Out
Drinking Tea May Help Your Heart
4 Tips for Keeping Elderly Safe from Holiday Financial Scams
Here's a Twist: Airplanes Safer than Hospitals -- Report
November 2005 Articles:
Spousal Caregiving Can Lead to Gum Disease
Insurers Push Pill Splitting to Save Money
Pain Masked by Dementia May Be Eased With Tylenol
Study: Most Women Don't Need Hormones for Menopause
When Is an Eye Doctor Not a Doctor?
Beverly, Owner of Nearly 350 Nursing Homes, Sold After Tussle
Medicare Part D: 10 Steps to Successfully Navigating the New Drug Plan
Eldercare Costs Keep Racing Skyward
Coping With Sundowning: The Most Dreaded Hours in Dementia Caregiving
Taking Time Off: How to Use FMLA and Other Government Programs for Employment Leave
Foot Finesse: Getting to the Bottom of Foot Disease in the Elderly
Those Risking Heart Disease Ignore Simplest Ounce of Prevention
Who Has the Edge in Signing More Seniors to Medicare Part D?
Medical Research: Is It Any More Reliable Than Flipping a Coin?
Report: Hospital Sloppiness Costing Taxpayers Billions
Lawsuit: New Medicare Program 'Calamity' for Poorest Americans
Beta Blockers Prove Helpful for Women Heart Patients
Witching Hour for Feds, Employers, Retirees on Medicare Part D
Like the Flu, Vaccine Shortages Return
Caregivers Are Critical Link in Elderly Colon Cancer Treatment: Study
Coffee Not Linked to Hypertension, But Cola May Be a Different Story
Clogged Leg Arteries Helped by Micro-Sized Razor Therapy
U.S. Healthcare Most Expensive -- and Most Error Prone
Presidential Proclamation Kicks Off Caregivers Month
In Old Age, Good Sleep Is Hard to Find -- Especially for Worried Caregivers
Red Wine Seems to Attack the Spread of Plaques in Alzheimer's Disease
NY Doctor Has Success in Reducing Parkinson's Tremors
Seniors Defrauded; Pennsylvania Sues Hearing Aid Dealers
Consumers Could Have Saved $20 Billion in 2004 With Generic Drugs: Study
Osteoporosis Found in Older Men with Parkinson's
Poor Diet + No Exercise = Diabetes
Canadian Scam Sold Phony Bonds to U.S. Seniors
Drug Giants Plan to Develop Blood Clotting Drug
Coming Next: Wireless Healthcare on Your Cell Phone
October 2005 Articles:
Boon or Boondoggle?: Unraveling Medicare Part D
How Will We Cope?: Not Enough Caregivers, Too Many Elderly
Oh, My Aching Head!: Dealing With Those Stress-Related Caregiver Headaches
Reverse Mortgages Just Got Better for Some Elderly
Cataracts and Caregivers: 8 Points You Should Know
Rampant Fraud Feared as Medicare Drug Benefit Ramps Up
Are Common Dementia Drugs Actually Death Risks?
FDA: Plenty of Flu Vaccine This Year
FDA Panel: Expensive Hand Washes Are a Waste of Money
Grow Daffodils and Help Defeat Dementia?
Errors Common in Cancer Diagnosis
High Risk Medicare Beneficiaries Lose Valuable Government Payments
Midlife Obesity Linked to Dementia
Eating Fish Associated With Slower Cognitive Decline
Football May Have Jarring Impact on Future Dementia Chances
Katrina's Wake Carries 19 Healthcare Facilities into Care Probe
In a Surprise, Flu Vaccine Found Not Highly Effective in Elderly
Green Tea Element Reduces Alzheimer's Risk in Mice
Without 'Right' Insurance, Critical Care Might Wait and Wait
Does Doctor's Office Staff Give You the Cold Shoulder?
Postage Stamp Urged for Alzheimer's Awareness, Research Funds
Medicare Drug Program Mail Blitz Under Way
Unexplained Weight Loss May Predict Alzheimer's
Healthy Diet Cuts Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Did Drug Giant Mislead Women and Seniors About Lipitor?
Japan Copes With Crisis in Dementia Wandering Cases
Make Way for CareBots -- the Newest Caregiver?
September 2005 Articles:
Mom or Dad Never Needed You More: Nursing Home 101: How to Be an Effective Advocate
Soothing Senior Souls: The Medicinal Magic of Music on Our Elderly
Are You Flexible?: Entering and Exiting the Role of Caregiver
Keeping Mom's Financial House in Order
Is It 'Money for Nothing'?: When Caregiving Interferes with Your Retirement Planning
Government Selects Providers for New Medicare Drug Program
Medicare Premiums to Rise 13%, Deductibles Up 12.7%
So Vulnerable, So Sad: Elderly Die Fleeing Hurricane Rita
Disaster Preparedness Tips from Alzheimer's Association
GlaxoSmithKline Settles Medicare Fraud Charges for $150 Million
The New Elder-Caregiving Set -- More Than a Million Children Ages 8-18
In Katrina's Wake: 34 Nursing Home Deaths and Homicide Charges
Not a Good Week for Nursing Homes: Calif Clamps Down on Violations
While Health Insurance Costs Are No Bargain, Pace of Rate Hikes Slows
All Dementia Care Is Intensive and Costly, But Which Variation Is Most Costly?
Move Over 'American Idol,' Here Comes 'Senior Idol' Competition
RX for Needy Seniors
Insurers Prepare Marketing Assault on Sweeping Medicare Drug Plan
Amidst Controversy, Insulin Inhaler Could Change Life for Diabetics
Positive Thinking Can Result in Positive Pain Control
Caregivers Have a Better Tool to Deal with Migraines
Elderly, Poor Win Medicaid Reprieve in Katrina's Wake. Will it Last?
Walgreens Focuses on Drug Services for Assisted Living Market
Daydreaming Today May Lead to Alzheimer's Tomorrow
Number of Uninsured Americans Grows to 16% of Population
New Medicare Drug Plan Gaining Elderly Favor Despite Confusion
Warning for Seniors and Caregivers on Medicare Scams
Statins Are Effective After Heart Attack as Well as Before
At-Risk Elderly Tabbed to Receive Priority on Flu Vaccine
August 2005 Articles:
Long-Term Aspirin Use: Does It Help or Hinder? Answer: Both!
Here's a Surprise: Elderly Are Actually Good Heart Bypass Candidates
Initial Vioxx Trial Loss May Have Merck on the Run
Your Caregiving Doesn't Stop with Aid from Outside Sources
California Accuses Drug Companies of Medi-Cal Pricing Fraud
How 'Mad' King George III's Illness Led to American Revolution
The Reluctant Caregiver: Following an Increasingly Common Path, for 'Better or Worse'
Protecting Your Elderly: Medication Alert -- Mistakes Are More Common Than You Think
7 Tips for Living Together: What to Do When Mom Moves In
How I Cope: A Tough Caregiver Lesson on Long-Term Care Insurance
Compulsive Hoarding: Caregiving in a Sea of Clutter: When Nothing is Thrown Out
Do Older Adults Get Adequate Healthcare? No, Says This Study
Patients Lack Knowledge of Their Own Conditions, Care Needs
Daytime Heart Attacks Receive Best Care with Better Chance for Survival
Texas Jury Convicts Merck in Vioxx Death; Many More Trials Ahead
Drinking and the Elderly: a Dangerous Mix
Prescription Drug Prices, Like Gasoline, Go Higher and Higher: AARP
Non-Profit Long-Term Care Facilities Outrank For-Profit Centers
Roll Up the Sleeve: Flu Shots for All Nursing Home Residents Likely
Lifestyle, Diet May Stop or Reverse Prostate Cancer Progression
Certain Parkinson's Drugs Cause Sudden Sleep Attacks
Drug Giant Pfizer Revamps Consumer Drug Advertising
"Superman's" Caregiving Widow Diagnosed with Lung Cancer
Trend: Nursing Homes Shrink While Assisted Living, Homecare Thrive
Older Americans Hit Hard by Consumer Fraud, ID Theft
Medicare to Cover Clot-Busting Stroke Drug tPA for First Time
Alzheimer's Disease Reveals Itself Earlier in Life, Study Finds
Guidant To Resume Implantable Defibrillator Sales
Founder of the Modern Hospice Movement Dies
How to Beat the Heat: Lifesaving Tips
The Best Two-Second Stress Buster for You and Your Loved One: A Smile
New Way to Prevent Hip Fractures
Drug Aids Vision of the Elderly
New Group to Address Growing Professional Caregiver Shortage
July 2005 Articles:
An All-too-Common Occurrence:: Violence in Nursing Homes is Spreading
Caregiver's Dilemma: Coping with Incontinence
Not Two Peas in a Pod: The Key Differences Between Medicare and Medicaid
Parkinson's Drugs Linked to Gambling, Sex Addictions
Relocation or Dislocation?: Think Long & Hard Before Moving to Care for Mom
Don't Put Up with Poor Sleep Just Because You're Aging
Still Awake? Going Back to School Could Improve Your Sleep
Alzheimer's Hope? Researchers Reverse Memory Loss in Mice
Being Smart Won't Guarantee a Happy Old Age
Recently Diagnosed with Parkinson's? Help is on the Way
Your Fingernails Hold the Key to Bone Disease
Tips -- for Men and Women -- on Keeping Bones Healthy
Elderly Informed About Hospice More Likely to Accept It
High Hopes for Statins and Alzheimer's Fall Flat -- So Far
Financial Advisors Charged With Embezzling $1.1 Million From Seniors
Coronary Bypass Nearly 2x Expensive in US vs. Canada; Results Same
Older Pacemakers Just as Good as Newer Ones
Medicare Recognizes Adult Day Care; Plans Test in 2006
Caregiver Beware: Not All Assisted Living is Worthy of Consideration
Pineapple Wards Off Cancer? It Looks That Way
Parkinson's Patients Sue to Get Nerve Stimulating Drug Back
Report: Obesity Helps With Heart Surgery. Can it Be?
Gore-Tex is a Carcinogen? Check Your Raincoat
Green Tea as Cancer Antidote? Evidence Weak as Tea Itself
Smoking is Expensive Habit -- Personally and Professionally
Elderly Insomnia: 'Clear and Present Danger for Depression'
CVS Website Caught Napping as Customer Data Revealed
June 2005 Articles:
Can We Talk?: What to Ask Your Loved One's Pharmacist -- 10 Tips to Get You Started
A Roll of the Dice: Guarding Our Elderly Against Problem Gambling
"Don't Step on Your Father": A Lesson in Zen from My Mother ... and Alzheimer's
Canine Caregivers: Four-Legged Companions Can Change Elder-Caregiving
Has Your Well Run Dry?: Be a Better Caregiver by Caring for Yourself
Dementia's Global Toll is Financially Breathtaking
Is Consumer Drug Advertising Dangerous? AMA to Study
Maintain Your Brain with Active Social Life -- and Vegetable Juice
Guidant Takes Fire for Faulty Implantable Defibrillators
Provocative Study of Twins Cites Gum Disease in Alzheimer's Risk
Weight Loss is NOT a Normal Part of Aging
Exercise Improves Sex For Men With Chronic Heart Failure
Drinking and Vitamins Do Mix When It Comes to Colon Cancer Risk in Women
Diabetes Hospitalizations are Down, New Meds Get the Credit
Seniors with Limited Incomes Should Apply for Medicare's Extra Help
Dealing with the Obvious: Once Again Support Helps
Can Red Pepper Lonzenges Prevent Pneumonia in Elderly?
Less Radiation Can be More Effective Rx for Bone Cancer Pain
Michigan Finds Hundreds of Criminals Working in Nursing Homes
MS Drug Tysabri is Back on Track, But Not the 'Fast Track'
Study Suggests Pain Reliever, Breast Cancer Link
Sleeping Through the Night is Our Latest Worry
Many Family Doctors Can't Find Time to Provide Adequate Care
Promise for Vaccine Against Painful Shingles
Early Symptoms of Alzheimer's More Prevalent in Hispanics
May 2005 Articles:
It's a Caregiver's Right: Understanding the Do's and Don'ts of Nursing Home Visits
News or Noise?: Cutting to the Chase on 'Medical Breakthroughs'
Taking Care of Yourself: Attacking Caregiver Stress by Overhauling Your Diet
Peace of Mind Too!: Cell Phones Offer Mobility, Availability for Caregiver and Elderly Alike
Summer Vacations Are a 'Must' for Caregiver Well-Being
Caregiving Alert: The Cost is Rising
Viagra Linked to Blindness
Washington Gets Ready for White House Conference on Aging
Company Withheld News of Flaw in Defibrillator
Pinch of Salt - And That's It!
Do You Feel Cancer Is Everywhere? Now Facts Support It
Prescriptions Better Than OTC Drugs for Acid Reflux
Lower-Cost Drugs Can Help Heart Patients
Alzheimer's Vaccine Back on Track in Sweden's Research Labs
Daily Acetominophen Can Harm Lungs
Trim My Social Security Benefits to Help Poor? No, Says Middle Class
Vioxx Cases Begin March to Courtroom; First in Alabama
Big News for Silent Killer: Ovarian Cancer
Illinois Creates Elder Abuse Squad
FDA Seizes Hospital Beds After Seven Deaths
Minority Women Get Little Cancer Support
Cover the Uninsured Week: 45 Million Uninsureds and Counting
First ‘Neuroprotectant’ to Ward off Stroke Damage Is Promising
Oklahoma Nursing Home Shocks Inspectors
The Latest Medical Fad: Memory Scans
End Stage Cancer Pain Education Helps All Involved
Medicare Pays Ultrasound in Unhealed Fractures
Respiratory Risk — Elderly and RSV
CDC Joins 100,000 Lives Campaign
New Class of Diabetes Drug Launches — Lizard Saliva Optional
April 2005 Articles:
Nursing Home Patients Sicker Than a Decade Ago
What's a Caregiver to Do?: Sorting Through the Meds Maze in the Wake of Risky Drugs
Integrated Exercise: How a Workout Routine Benefits Caregiver and Loved One Alike
Consumer Warnings Often Backfire with Seniors
Caregiver Journaling: Find Long-Lasting Self-Help at Your Fingertips
Orphaned Adults: Healing Our Heart When Our Parents Die
Clinical Trial Will Launch for Alzheimer's
Hospital Danger: First Killer Neckties and Now Deadly Keyboards
Medicaid Not Too Keen on Middle-Class 'Spend Down'
Money Breeds Content — at Least if You're Disabled
That Special B Vitamin May not Vitalize at All
Over-the-Counter Ibuprofen Could Help Keep Parkinson's at Bay
Insomnia and Dangerous Falls — A Link to Sleep On
New Diabetes Treatment Approved
Use of Anti-Psychotics Caused Premature Death, Says FDA
Prescription Drug Prices Going Up, Up and Away
Hope Fades for Cancer's 'Magic Bullet'
Bad Week for Pfizer: FDA Pulls Plug on Bextra, Warns on Celebrex
Pump Up the Aerobics to Fight Depression, Heart Disease
Federal Government Wants More Smoke Detectors in Nursing Homes
Medicare Launches Hospital Comparison Site
States Take Aim at Hospital Infections
Men's Call to Action: Watch the Waistline!
Highlight on Vitamins: Do They Help or Hurt?
Anti-Stroke Drug Plavix May Cause too Many Ulcers
Reminyl Caused Deaths in Recent Study but Still Shows Cause for Hope Among Caregivers
March 2005 Articles:
Aging in Place: How Reverse Mortgages Help Elderly Stay in Their Home
A Caregivers Guide to Taxes
Nutrition through a Needle or Tube: Lifesaving Challenges of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
A Caregiver's Dilemma: Answering Life's Hardest Questions
Recognizing and Avoiding Caregiver Depression
Obvious but Overlooked: Caregivers Need Support at Time of Diagnosis
Early Depression in Men Can Affect Later Alzheimer's
Growing Old is No Fairy Tale
New Diabetes Treatment Approved
Medicare Mix-up Causes States to Reexamine their Bottom Line
FDA Seeks More Regulatory Authority
Cost Too Often Hampers Dental Care for Seniors
Obesity Could Shorten Lifespan for Americans
Lung Cancer Drug Reports Modest Gains
Avonex, an MS drug, Causes Liver Damage
Aspirin a Day Less Helpful for Women Avoiding Heart Attacks
Report: Older Women Tolerate Chemo Quite Well
Marital Bliss Helps Heal Wounds
Merck's New Painkiller Appears to Have Fewer Side-Effects
MS Drug Tysabri Pulled After Death
Government Data Says Men are Catching Up?
No Brainer: Nations to Quit Smoking
Stem Cells to Be Used in Brazil
Seeing the Future with Parkinson's Glasses
Elderly Injuries Rise Dramatically
A Woman's Best Friend Can Keep Her Alive
Government Committee on Pain Killers ? Tainted
Medication Alert: Quetiapine Not So Quieting in Nursing Homes
Right to Die Never Comes Easily
February 2005 Articles:
Law Enforcement's Newest Beat? Our Elderly: Police and Community Groups Team Up to Protect Seniors from Crime
Keeping Love Alive: Fanning the Flame Called Love While Caring for a Spouse
Caring from Afar: Six Surefire Strategies to Survive Long-Distance Caregiving
Caregiver 'Medicine' Comes in a Belly Laugh
Coffee Lovers Halve Their Risk of Liver Cancer
Caregiver Alert: Check for Deadly Aortic Aneurysm in ex-Smokers
Flu Controversy Is Nothing to Sneeze At
Common Memory Boosters -- Try 'Em!
Nothing Fishy About This News: Fish Lowers Stroke Risk
Far Too Often, Caregiver Spouses Simply 'Lose It'
New Study Finds 'Broken Heart' Syndrome is All Too Real
Is Hospice a Cost Savings Option?
Freedom from Pain and Peace with God are Major Themes for Patients
Meditation Beats out Meds in Lowering Blood Pressure
Clean Gums Lead to Less Heart Risk
Celebrex Shocker: They Knew
Possible Alzheimer's Diagnostic Test on the Horizon
Stunning Reality on Medical Bills
Diabetes' Cancer Link Seen in Large-Scale Korean Study
Assisted Living Revisited: Can't Afford It, Don't Want It
Study: Medicare Enrollment Delays Are Costly to Elderly
Avoidable Nursing Home Deaths are 'Silent Scandal'
Survey Hits Hot Topics for People Over 50
Viagra, Originally Meant for Impotence, Can Help Heart Function
Prospective Memory More Likely Diminished in Genetic Alzheimer's
Moderate Alcohol Might Be OK for Some Women
Fatal Rx Errors More Common Early in the Month
January 2005 Articles:
Law Enforcement's Newest Beat -- Our Elderly: A Very Different Kind of Policing Helps Keep Alzheimer's Patients Safe
The Most Expensive Medicare Decision ? Ever
Tricks of the Trade: Keeping Caregiver Stress at Bay
Cancer Passes Heart Disease as Top Killer
Never Too Late to Learn: Caregiver Training Programs Are a Valuable Resource
Caregiver Peace of Mind: How Personal Emergency Response Systems Can Protect Loved Ones
Parkinson's Gene Breakthrough
FDA to Merck: No OTC Status for Statin
Caregiver Grief: Understanding the Myriad of Emotions
Triggered by End-of-Life Decisions
Grapefruit Juice Boosts Medication Effects -- Watch Out
Would You Believe: Toad Outsmarts Medicare Reps?
Eye on Dementia: Watch Out for Weight Loss
Crestor Flap Proves No End in Sight for Drug Concerns
Please Refrain from Red Meat, Says Cancer Study
New and Improved Medicare on its Way
Disappointed Defibrillator Giants Not Quite Ready for Medicare
Medicare to Pay for Some Flu Drugs
Stem Cells Show Hopeful Signs in Treating Parkinson's
Texas Report: Nurses Convicted of Sex, Drug Offenses in Our Midst
Exactly What Drugs Will Be Covered by Medicare?
Controlling our Demise ? Fact or Fiction?
Study: Benefits of Diuretics Outweigh Risks
Brain Surface Stimulation May Help Treat Parkinson's
Medicare is Ready to Help You Quit Smoking!
Loss of Smell Linked to Early Alzheimer?s
Some Nursing Homes Lack Basic Care
Ladies Golf Pioneer Patty Berg Has Alzheimer's
Consumers Confident About Drugs, FDA Despite Dizzying Data
Spice it Up: Curry Spice Turmeric Holds Promise for Alzheimer's
