Articles
Pain Relief Part II by Henry Schneiderman MD, Vice President for Medical Services and Physician in Chief, Hebrew Health Care : 8/28/09
NSAIDs: This bizarre acronym stands for "non" steroidal anti" inflammatory drugs;" but within those, is limited to those that work by inhibiting an enzyme called cyclo" oxygenase, thus reducing the (...) Read More
Pain Relief Part III by Henry Schneiderman MD, Vice President for Medical Services and Physician in Chief, Hebrew Health Care : 8/28/09
So, if pain has not been relieved by a thorough trial of full-dose acetaminophen, and one wisely considers the NSAIDs too unsafe, what measures are available:
1) Nonpharmacologic relief: numerous compelling (...) Read More
Reclast Infusions Available at HHC : 8/27/09
Hebrew Health Care is proud to report on zoledronic acid (Reclast ) infusions on our Medical Unit. Reclast is an intravenous medication administered once yearly in a hospital setting to (...) Read More
Pain Relief Part I by Henry Schneiderman MD, Vice President for Medical Services and Physician in Chief, Hebrew Health Care : 8/27/09
This is the first in a series of articles, providing medical and wellness advice for the intelligent non-technical reader, who is either elderly himself or herself, or involved in the (...) Read More
The Risks of Pneumonia in Geriatric Patients : 7/13/09
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death among seniors.
There are two basic types of pneumonia, Community acquired pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia. Community acquired pneumonia is caught from other (...) Read More
Wedding Bells at Hebrew Health Care : 6/19/09
Wedding Bells were ringing at Hebrew Health Care on Sunday, June 14th as we celebrated the marriage of Debbie Foster and Mark Weinstein. Since we are always looking for ways (...) Read More
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