Volume 20 - Number 3 - March 2012

Among older adults, drug side effects, drug-drug interactions and other adverse drug events (ADEs) are common, but often preventable.

American Epilepsy Society (AES) 65th Annual Meeting: December 2-6, 2011; Baltimore, MD

American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 28th Annual Meeting: February 23-26, 2012; Palm Springs, CA

Alzheimer’s disease is a challenging disease to manage, but there has been considerable research in this area, helping to shed light on this disease’s physiology.

Currently approved pharmacological treatments for AD consist of central cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine, whose benefits are modest but well documented.

Smoking cessation can decrease morbidity and mortality and improve quality of life, including in elders.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common primary malignancy of the kidneys.