November 18, 2009 at 10:34 am (General)
Tags: Consumer Health, food, nutrition, prescription drugs
The 
just made it easier for consumers to stay current on the latest information on food and medical product safety and prevention and wellness topics they offer. In the current Consumer Updates page, they annouce their partnership with Everyday Health, an online health source visited by 30 million unique users each month.
The partnership will initially include 2 products:
www.EverydayHealth.com/FDA
a new co-branded web site which will offer a variety of health information from FDA, including the latest information on food and medical product safety as well as prevention and wellness topics. In the event of breaking public health information, Everyday Health will also feature special “FDA Alert” modules in select locations throughout the site and network, and in e-mail newsletters.
FDA/Everyday Health co-branded weekly newsletter
The latest FDA consumer health information will be sent to subscribers in a weekly Everyday Health newsletter. The newsletter will contain “FDA Alerts” as well as up-to-date information on topics such as drug safety, cosmetics and skin care products, and children’s health products.
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October 22, 2009 at 3:30 pm (General)
Tags: Consumer Health, prescription drugs, Seniors, veterans
In September, 2009 the Michigan Attorney General’s office launched the Senior Brigade initiative. This initiative includes information available 24/7 with dozens of links that can help Michigan seniors and their families make informed decisions regarding healthcare and financial matters. The program also includes information to help protect them from seniors scams and fraud and provides links to veterans affairs resources.
The SeniorBrigade events calendar includes events for seniors around the State of Michigan. The calendar can be browsed by month, or you may search for an event by city, county, location, or title. To view events by category, use the drop-down menu.
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February 15, 2009 at 4:05 pm (1)
Tags: Capital Area District Library, Consumer Health, medicare/medicaid, Michigan, prescription drugs, uninsured
Companion to the rising cost of health insurance is the cost of getting prescriptions filled. Even for people with health insurance, these costs can still be prohibitive and individuals and families often are faced with the difficult choice of paying for prescribed medicine or buying other necessities.
Fortunately, here in Michigan there are some programs that may help pay these costs. Under the health category 
in the local links resources listing maintained by the Capital Area District Library, several programs are identified. They include: Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage, HIV/AIDS Drug Assistance Program, MiChild, NeedyMeds.org, Partnership for Prescription Assistance, and Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program.
In addition, there are many disease specific assistance programs. NeedyMeds.org provides a list of over 240 such programs. The disease-based assistance list can be accessed through the name of disease or condition, the area of service (state or nationwide) or name of the program. Well-known and obscure conditions are included.
Don’t jeopardize you or your family’s health by not filling your prescriptions. Help may be available by checking into one of the programs listed above.
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