Brand-Name Lipitor at Generic Prices
You can usually save big by switching from a brand-name drug to a generic. But when Lipitor lost its patent late last year, the results were surprising. Manufacturer Pfizer had spent years
Madelyn Wins Out in Facebook Poll to Name Baby
What?s in a name? A lot, according to the more-than-4,200 people who took the time to vote in Facebook poll to determine what Dave and Lindsey Meske of Crystal Lake, Ill., should name their newborn baby daughter. The Meskes set up the poll, which drew...
Milton nonprofit Children Without Borders changes name after dispute with Doctors Without Borders
Children Without Borders, the small Milton nonprofit whose name landed it in a trademark dispute with the international, Nobel Prize-winning nonprofit Doctors Without Borders, has changed its name to Children?s Well-Being. The new name ?captures the range of benefits and programs we offer our clients who rely on us to stay healthy and escape poverty. This is a step forward,? Jennifer Tegan, the ...
Care Providers Show Respect By Using A Patient's Name
DEAR ABBY: "She Has a Name in Georgia" (Dec. 2) complained that the care staff at the assisted living community where her mother lives calls her "Granny," "Grandma" and "Mamma." She found it disrespectful, and I agree with her.I am an R.N. with two advanced nursing degrees. Calling a resident "Granny," "Dear" or "Honey" is not loving or caring. It is degrading, humiliating and hurtful! It does ...
