Dan Frith

Many of the elderly in America’s nursing homes are taking a long list of medications…for conditions like hypertension, elevated blood sugars, pain control, blood thinners and the list goes on and on and on…The one type of drug which may be given for reasons other than a medical need are…

The e-journal, ScienceNews, published an interesting article this week concerning the affects of lead on children who grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. The article is alarming!Mothers of the studies’ participants were recruited from 1979 to 1984 from neighborhoods in Cincinnati with a lot of old, lead-contaminated houses and historically high…

Many families need assistance for elderly parents during the daylight hours….when the grown children are at work and there is no one to care for a parent who needs supervision. Here is where “Adult Day Care” facilities come into play.Adult Day Care provides a safe and caring setting for adults.…

It is my experience the best nursing homes not only have the best nurses and aides, but they have plenty of them. Face it, the primary care givers are the front line, hands -on nurses. The nurse or aide who assists with dressing, hygiene, feeding, medication, bathing, therapy, assessment, treatment,…

I read with interest an article which appeared in the Roanoke Times today. The article entitled, “Roanoke Council OKs Expansion of Nursing Home” was written by Mason Adams. The article reported that Roanoke City Council voted 6-0 yesterday to approve a 3,000-square-foot expansion of the Raleigh Court Health & Rehabilitation…

I was surprised to learn that commonly prescribed medications can impair our vision and cause diseases of the eye. A recent report, published in Drug Safety, identified 62 drugs that can cause adverse reactions to the eye.Public Citizen, on its WorstPills.org web site, summarizes the report and details how the…