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24 2014 - Tehama County Medical Guide 750 David Avenue, Red Bluff • 527-9193 www.tehamaestates.com All Inclusive Senior Apartments find us on Facebook Tehama Estates Independent Senior Apartments Your Apartment Include: Schedule your tour today and enjoy a free lunch! Ask about our new UNBEATABLE Rent Specials & Free Rent Specials too! • Reasonably priced floor plan • Planned social activities • 3 delicious meals and snacks daily • Scheduled transportation • Utilities included • Exercise Program • Daily Housekeeping • Game and crafts • Secure 24 hour staffed environment • Coin free laundry facilities • Emergency pull cords • Personal mail box • Beautifully landscaped grounds • Beauty & barber shop • Wonderful common living areas • Plus much much more. No Move-in Fees No Extra Costs Ask about our move in special Starting at only $1600 per month 411 Cedar Street, Red Bluff (530) 527-6123 Serving Red Bluff for 30 years Daniel M. King, M.D. Physician & Eye Surgeon Board Certified by American Board of Ophthalmology Clinical Professor at UC Davis Medical Center Look to us for Expert Eye Care. Prescriptions filled. Satisfaction guaranteed. 401 Walnut St., Red Bluff 530 527-4636 We go the extra mile to ensure you receive the friendly service, low prices and pharmacy expertise you deserve. Elmore PHARMACY Practice medication safety ... especially around children A cancer diagnosis is seldom easy for the person receiving the news or his or her loved ones. Cancer treatment oen involves weeks of inten- sive medical therapy that can include radiation, chemotherapy and oral medications. ough such medications can be a key component of successful treat- ment, extra pills in the home can pose additional hazards to children and even elderly residents who may inadvertently get into unsecured pills. Cancer patients may be prescribed a number of prescription medica- tions during the course of their treatments. Antidepressants, opioids, steroids, anti-convulsants, and radiopharmaceuticals may be pre- scribed to treat pain and other side effects of cancer. When taken in the right doses, these medicines can help patients withstand and ultimately overcome their disease. In the wrong hands, the same drugs can prove poisonous, especially to young children. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, 500,000 parents and caregivers per year call a poison control center because a child accidentally ingested medicine or was given the wrong dose. In 2011, 67,000 children were treated in an emergency room for medicine poisoning. Based on emer- gency room visits, many children come in contact with these medica- tions in places other than the medicine cabinet. Kids may find spare pills on the ground, in a purse or bag or on a counter or nightstand. e United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a 160 percent increase in poisonings in children from 1999 to 2009, 91 of which are the result of a drug overdose. e Cincinnati Children's Hospital says that kids ages five and younger are the most likely victims of prescription drug poisoning. In homes where there is an abundance of medications being used to treat cancer or other illnesses, diligence is needed on the part of adults.

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