Author: Barby Ingle
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BE THE GIFT OF HOPE – BE A HERO
BE THE GIFT OF HOPE – BE A HERO By Barby Ingle In January my last living grandparent passed away. Now, my father has failing kidneys and is on dialysis. For the past two years he has been in desperate need of a kidney transplant. A little over a month ago, I lost my mother…
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NEW Investigational drug being studied in participants with high cholesterol or other risk factors for heart disease
The SPIRE program is looking for people who are taking a cholesterol lowering medication but still have high cholesterol. If you qualify, you might be interested in participating in a research study. This study evaluates the PCSK9 inhibitor, Bococizumab compared to placebo, in reducing the occurrence of major cardiovascular events, including cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction,…
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MOVANTIK™ (naloxegol) tablets for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in adult patients with chronic non-cancer pain launched in the US
MOVANTIK™ (naloxegol) tablets for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in adult patients with chronic non-cancer pain launched in the US Tuesday, 31 March 2015 AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) announced today that MOVANTIK™ (naloxegol) has launched in the United States. On September 16, 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved MOVANTIK as the first once-daily…
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Where Do You Tilt Your Lance? by Guest Blogger Lynn Webster, M.D.
Where Do You Tilt Your Lance? by Guest Blogger; Lynn Webster, M.D. One sunny noonday in the spring of 1990 I received a call from Salt Lake City primary care physician King Udall. This is the city where I had been practicing medicine since completing my residency in 1980. Dr. Udall was known…
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To Go or Not To Go
To GO or Not To Go By Barby Ingle, President Power of Pain Foundation Imagine going from living an active life, where dance was a central part of your life, to living in pain that limits your every move. It happened to me. As head of Washington State University’s cheer and dance programs, physical fitness…
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#ShareYourStory; Louise Carbonneau Vermeiren, RN (Retired Nurse)
#ShareYourStory; Louise Carbonneau Vermeiren, RN (Retired Nurse) – My journey – At the age of 23 (1974), I had my whole life ahead of me, being a new bride, having graduated the year before from a small town hospital, in nursing. Working as a nurse in Québec city, Canada, in a large hospital, on the orthopedic…