Echronicles - Nancy Belle

Healthcare: Stats; Medication Updates

NancyBelle — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:09:09 +0000

Health care, Boomers, Elders, Statistics and update on Medication Information It’s August. I know you know that. But that meants the summer doldrums are leaving! I am beginning to feel somewhat normal again (is there such a thing?). I have been doing some online reading thanks to Docuticker and RocketNews who keep me updated. I thought [...]

Ageism, McCain, and Paris Hilton

NancyBelle — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:23:31 +0000

I guess we should thank these 2 people who are at the farthest ends of the aging perspective for bringing to light a prevailing bias that surpasses all others: ageism. I leave the video below

Tips, Medications: Fighting Rising Cost of Medicines

NancyBelle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:45:48 +0000

This month’s Erickson Health Consumer Health Education Newsletter features everything you wanted/needed to know, on medications. While geared primarily to the over 65 crowd though, I believe, everyone can benefit from this one. I am summarizing the articles from which everyone can benefit. You can get these free by going to www.ericksonhealth.com and clicking on [...]

Fatigue, doldrums continue..affecting my Mom?

NancyBelle — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:03:07 +0000

So, I’ve spoken very generally about the summer doldrums, the irrepressible, depressing news stories, the pervaisive doom and gloom news, now add the heat and humidity, and throw in a touch of caring for an elder Mom (age 94) while balancing work, and 5 grandchildren. All this mixed together leads to enormous fatigue and ravaging [...]

Summer Doldrums, a disease for all ages

NancyBelle — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:57 +0000

July is upon us. Know what happens in July? Heat, humidity, coupled with depressing economic times, a lazy feeling. The condition is known as the summer doldrums though economic conditions are not usually one of the causes (they are this year!). Do not think the FDA or CDC are investigating what is a common summer ailment. [...]

Personification of Denial: Hard Times in the USA

NancyBelle — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:47:20 +0000

US Federal Reserve Chairman, Bernanke, stated in testimony to Congress yesterday, “The economy has continued to expand, but at a subdued pace,” Mr. Bernanke said at another point. In one rare note of optimism, he revised upward the Fed’s growth estimate for the year and added that consumer spending had somewhat exceeded expectations. “A shinning [...]

Who will provide health care for the over 65 crowd?

NancyBelle — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:32:48 +0000

At a time when threatened cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates could make it increasingly difficult for physicians to treat Medicare patients, many doctors are rethinking keeping Medicare patients as part of their practice. There is also a terrible scarcity of geriatricians (doctors that specialize in those over 65). Yet this is a population that deserves [...]

July 4th Holiday, fun facts

NancyBelle — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:38:19 +0000

Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday. Thought you might find the following facts from the US Census Bureau on the 4th of July interesting: The Fourth of July: On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a [...]

Of Boomers, Pew Reports, Aging, and AARP

NancyBelle — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:31:29 +0000

According to a recent survey done by the Pew Institute, “Baby Boomers: The Gloomiest Generation”. Who knew? Pew states: Members of the large generation born from 1946 to 1964 are more downbeat about their lives than are adults who are younger or older.

Sex and senior, Pt. 4, Sex Drive and Prescriptions

NancyBelle — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:52:34 +0000

No Sex Drive? Your Medications Might Be the Cause for the 65 Plus population, seniors, boomers and beyond Use of certain drugs, including antidepressants, anticonvulsants, chemotherapy drugs, or even beta-blockers for high blood pressure can reduce your sex drive, as can excessive amounts of alcohol. Any medication that affects your nervous system might have some detrimental [...]