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And now, a warning about labels |
October 25, 2005 Open your medicine cabinet, and take a close look at every prescription pill bottle you've got. Chances are, each vial is plastered with at least one colorful warning sticker that contains a bold but strangely ambiguous phrase or two accompanied, perhaps, by a cryptic drawing. You might see, for example, a red sticker depicting a gushing faucet, with a message in fine print that reads, &lqt;MEDICATION SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH PLENTY OF WATER.&lqt; But, how much is plenty? Would a cup of coffee be acceptable instead? ...
From: www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/health/policy/25cons.html
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Public finds long term care information on Web site |
August 10, 2005 In an effort to provide consumers with the essential information on long term care, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Center For Assisted Living (NCAL) have redesigned their consumer Web site: www.LongTermCareLiving.com. Established apart from the organizations member sites, the consumer site was expressly created for ease of use by the average consumer, allowing ready access to specific information on aspects of nursing facilities and assisted living residences. ... |
Drug name confusion: preventing medication errors |
Carol Rados An 8-year-old died, it was suspected, after receiving methadone instead of methylphenidate, a drug used to treat attention deficit disorders. A 19-year-old man showed signs of potentially fatal complications after he was given clozapine instead of olanzapine, two drugs used to treat schizophrenia. And a 50-year-old woman was hospitalized after taking Flomax, used to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate, instead of Volmax, used to relieve bronchospasm. |
Web site will explain medical studies in plain language |
June 15, 2005 The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday examined patientINFORM, a Web site that will offer free access to medical journal articles on cancer, heart disease and diabetes and &lqt;plain-language explanations&lqt; of the studies' implications for patients. The project is a collaboration by the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association. Each month, the groups will review hundreds of published studies from more than two dozen journals, and experts will then translate the studies into lay language for consumers, including explanations of the studies' meaning, how they compare to current knowledge on the issue and how patients should use them in making treatment decisions. According to the Journal, the project comes as &lqt;pressure continues to mount&lqt; for medical journals to provide the public with better access to research. Christine Laine, senior deputy editor of the Annals of Internal Medicine, said, &lqt;We need to show how a particular study integrates into a greater body of evidence, and medical journals haven't done a very good job of doing that.&lqt; The site, which currently is in a pilot phase, next month will begin posting content on studies. From: kaisernetwork.org |
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