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		<title>Seniors in Donut Hole to get 50% off of RX meds</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/05/26/seniors-in-donut-hole-to-get-50-off-of-rx-meds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 25, 2010 &#8211; The Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new guidance to Part D plan sponsors to guarantee that senior citizens and other Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part D prescription drug plans will see 50 percent savings on their brand name and some authorized generic drugs when they enter the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Medical Discount Card Scammers</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/04/12/beware-of-medical-discount-card-scammers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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Awhile ago, our writer Benny wrote about the the medical discount card ProCare. Medical discount cards are popular nowadays with so many uninsured or underinsured Americans. In a recent article in AARP&#8217;s  &#8221;Discount health cards not a panacea for uninsured&#8221;, over 28 million Americans use discount plans according to the Consumer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers discover weak link in Alzheimer&#8217;s drug candidates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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Some current therapies being investigated for Alzheimer&#8217;s disease may cause further neural degeneration and cell death, according to a breakthrough discovery by UC San Diego researchers.
 
By combining three dimensional computer simulations with high resolutionatomic force microscopy membrane protein and cell imaging, electrical recording and various cellular assays, UCSD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Januvia to help lower blood sugar levels in Type 2 Diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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Image by insearchofbalance via Flickr



My mom is on Metformin right now. That is the drug of choice that her doctor prescribed. She has Type 2 Diabetes and she has been stable with the use of that particular drug. Now there is another drug on the market &#8212; Januvia (Jah- new-vee-uh)
What is it?
Used with diet and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail Clinics providing medical care</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the recent passage of the House Bill on Healthcare Reform, we can only guess how much it will change once the Senate gets a hold of it and further makes revisions. So, what do we common folk do while politicians duke it out on Capital Hill? Fortunately for me, I have health care coverage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nightmares and Depakote</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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For the past few  weeks, Dad has had trouble sleeping. He started telling me about disturbing dreams he had&#8211;which included ghosts, and death. He felt that the house they are living in, is evil. He was asking me about my brother and if he and his family were ok. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer&#8217;s Patch &#8211; Exelon (rivastigmine transdermal system)</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/10/14/alzheimers-patch-exelon-rivastigmine-transdermal-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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by Rose Broyles
You&#8217;ve heard of the nicotine patch for smokers, the birth control patch (now taken off the market due to serious and deadly side effects ), and now there is a patch for Alzheimer&#8217;s.
Excelon Patch
This is the first and only patch  used for people with mild-moderate forms of dementia,  both Parkinson&#8217;s and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare&#8217;s Coverage Gap: Seniors and families feeling a big bite in costs</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/08/24/medicares-coverage-gap-seniors-and-families-feeling-a-big-bite-in-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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by Rose Broyles
This is the predicament we are currently in. In fact, I just had to make a call to my dad&#8217;s doctor today to see if there is a lower cost alternative to Advair, the drug my dad needs to control the symptoms of his COPD and asthma. But before I get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minority Seniors Affected by Lack of Prescription Drug Benefits</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/08/05/minority-seniors-affected-by-lack-of-prescription-drug-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/08/05/minority-seniors-affected-by-lack-of-prescription-drug-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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by Rose Broyles
With rising prescription drug costs, Americans continue to scramble and find ways to pay for medication. With the Obama Administration currently tackling  monster healthcare reform, seniors can only wait around to see how this all turns out. Meanwhile, they will either have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advair For Asthma</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/07/22/advair-for-asthma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Rose Broyles
My dad is afflicted with COPD with chronic Asthma as the culprit. I have exercise-induced asthma so I know the discomfort and distress it can cause sometimes. For Dad, albuterol doesn&#8217;t control ALL of his symptoms. Even with his two breathing treatments everyday (using a nebulizer) without Advair, he would still feel uncomfortable. [...]]]></description>
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