ky sisson is live in the newsroom with more on a local program that helps seniors safely manage their medications. good morning ky. good morning john and andi! accidentally taking too many medications or at the wrong time a phsyician might not be aware of is among the most serious health risk facing seniors. it often leads to hospitilzations and long term care placements. but there is a program in town that is out to help organize and educate seniors of how to be safe when it comes to managing their prescriptions. greta- "we provide a comprehensive medication therapy management review which would idetify those at risk factors that they may be experiencing." medication therapy management offered by the sanford center for againg at the university of nevada helps local seniors make sure the medications they are taking are safe and effective. their geriactric pharmascists go over each drug and write a review which especially helps those with several physicians and pharmasists ensure clear communication. local registered nurse, susan neeley, also works directly with seniors in managing the

ky sisson is live in the newsroom with more on a local program that helps seniors safely manage their medications. good morning ky. good morning john and andi! one of the biggest health risks facing seniors today is medication mishaps whether it be accidentally taking too many or at the wrong time of day or with might be aware of. having a detailed list of medications for your doctor and pharmasist can help mitigate the risk of conflict between supplements, prescritpion, and over the counter drugs. greta- "medication therapy management comprehensivce review helps to prevent hospitilzations helps to prevent readmission to hospitilizations." medication therapy management offered by the sanford center for againg at the university of nevada helps educate local seniors on how to be safe when it comes to managing their prescriptions. their geriactric pharmascists go over each medication and write a review which especially helps those with several physicians ensure clear communication. local registered nurse, susan neeley, also works directly with seniors and says it is important that family

and with the more prescriptions taken, the higher the risk of ky sisson is live in the newsroom with more on a local program that helps seniors safely manage their medications. good morning ky. good morning john and andi! accidentally taking too many medications or at the wrong time of day or with other drugs that a phsyician might not be aware of is among the most serious health risk facing seniors. it often leads to hospitilzations and long term care placements. but there is a program in town that is out to help organize and educate seniors of how to be safe when it comes to managing their prescriptions. greta- "we provide a comprehensive medication therapy management review which would idetify those at risk factors that they may be experiencing." medication therapy management offered by the sanford center for againg at the university of nevada helps local seniors make sure the medications they are taking are safe and effective. their geriactric pharmascists go review which especially helps those with several physicians and pharmasists ensure clear communication. local registered nu

ky sisson tells us about a local "leapling." if you ask carter oliver what his favorite part of his birthday is... no it's not the spiderman theme or even the presents that stand as tall as he is . it's... carter- "february 29." ky- "that's your favorite part? it's the day?" he's a leap year baby-- also called a leapling. carter turns his "second" birthday. but don't call him two.. carter- "i'm 4!" that's right. he is one of about two hundred and five thousand americans born on february 29. leap day is once every four years so the probability of having being born on a leap year is small-- chances are about one in fourteen hundred. most leaplings celebrate on february 28th which is what carter and his family did, but his mom, danielle oliver, has a little something extra planned for his special day. danielle- "we will be taking him surprise cupcakes and ballons to school where the other years we wouldn't normally do that." "i think he just heard you." "i hope not!" by the way danielle is pregnant and the thought of havavg two lea

covering health watch, ky sisson, channel 2 news. medication therapy management is free at the sanford center for those who are over 60 are taking five or more prescriptions. to get schedule a medication review or to speak with susan neeley, their numbers are there on your screen. 784-1612 for the sanford center and 813-1347 for susan neeley. "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 the american meteorological society!" it is looking more and more like the weather pattern will change for the active, and a little sooner than originally thought. wednesday will still be mostly sunny, dry and warm ahead of the first weak cold front that moves through the region thursday. there is only a slight chance that first system will be able to overcome the shadowing effect of the mountains and produce valley rain, but the mountains should pick up some high friday. a series of colder systems move through the region over the weekend, and it looks like the active storm track will stick around at least halfway through

ky sisson tells us about a local "leapling." if you ask carter what his favorite part of his birthday is... no it's not the spiderman theme or even the presents that stand as tall as he is . it's... carter- "february 29." ky- "that's your favorite part? it's the day?" he's a leap year baby-- also called a leapling. carter turns four years old today and is celebrating well, his "second" birthday. but don't call him two.. carter- "i'm 4!" that's right. he is one of about two hundred and five thousand americans born on february 29. leap day is once every four years so the probability of having being born on a leap year is small-- chances are about one in fourteen hundred. most leaplings celebrate on february 28th which is what carter and his family did, but his mom, danielle oliver, has a little something extra planned for his special day. danielle- "we will be taking him surprise cupcakes and ballons to school where the other years we think he just heard you." "i hope not!" by the way danielle is pregnant and the thought of having

ky sisson tells us about a local "leapling." his favorite part of his birthday is... no it's not the spiderman theme or even the presents that stand as tall as he is . it's... carter- "february 29." ky- "that's your favorite part? it's the day?" he's a leap year baby-- also called a leapling. carter turns four years old today and is celebrating well, his "second" birthday. but don't call him two.. carter- "i'm 4!" that's right. he is one of about two hundred and five thousand americans born on february 29. leap day is once every four years so the probability of having being born on a leap year is small-- chances are about one in fourteen hundred. most leaplings celebrate on february 28th which is what carter and his family did, but his mom, danielle oliver, has a little something extra planned for his special day. danielle- "we will be taking him surprise cupcakes and ballons to school where the other years we wouldn't normally do that." "i think he just heard you." "i hope not!" by the way danielle is pregnant and the thought of having two leap day babies... ky- "so