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| 05.01.2013 |
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For those with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, the likelihood of developing dementia-related brain changes – even without showing external symptoms – is far greater than for individuals without traces of the disease in their family...
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| 05.01.2013 |
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Facing a convergence of quality-based trends, including bundled payments, value-based purchasing and payment penalties for high readmission rates, hospitals are under pressure like never before to reduce readmissions. But reducing hospital readmissions is...
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| 04.01.2013 |
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For those afflicted with heart disease, the added combination of anxiety and depression can triple the risk of death compared to those with cardiac disease alone, according to new research published in the J ournal of the American Heart Association. While...
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| 04.01.2013 |
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For the 5 million Americans currently affected with Alzheimer’s disease – and the onrush of baby boomers approaching the territory of increased risk for the illness – good news has come from federal auspices. In mid-March, the U.S. Food and...
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| 03.01.2013 |
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As the first baby boomers washed over the 65-year-old precipice in 2011, they brought with them a looming health crisis that has only begun to bear the full brunt of its challenges. New estimates published in the journal Neurology confirm that...
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| 03.01.2013 |
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A new study out of southern California found that community-based strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are highly prevalent among nursing homes, where residents are especially susceptible to this potentially deadly skin infection. In...
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| 02.01.2013 |
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A patient safety program involving checklists and communication techniques significantly reduced the number of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in newborns being treated in neonatal intensive care...
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| 02.01.2013 |
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The refrain that smoking is bad for you is well-etched into collective public health messaging. However, a new study puts a firm number on just how severe the consequences of smoking really are – 10, as in the number of years lifetime smokers...
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| 01.01.2013 |
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Keeping a loved one at home, and out of a nursing home, may be as simple as meal delivery, according to a new study. The new research found that states that invest in community-based interventions for seniors, such as a home food...
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| 12.01.2012 |
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The American Hospital Association’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative has partnered with the Center to Advance Palliative Care to release a new guide for healthcare leaders seeking to improve the quality of care and quality...
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| 12.01.2012 |
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Women with a strong social network have a greater chance of outlasting a breast cancer diagnosis, says a new study that tracked the health of breast cancer patients over the span of a decade. The study followed more than 2,200 women who were diagnosed with...
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| 12.01.2012 |
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Healthcare professionals who work at Alzheimer’s care facilities often face a dilemma about how much information to share with inquiring family members, and many nurses report being unprepared to answer questions about a family...
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| 12.01.2012 |
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Patients facing a terminal illness are more likely to receive the end-of-life care they desire, and less likely to pursue aggressive end-of-life treatment, if they have a conversation with their care providers earlier in the process rather than later, says a new...
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| 11.01.2012 |
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A scant number of seniors – 5.2 percent – opt for the least expensive prescription drug plan offered through Medicare, despite the fact that the more costly plans may not provide the best services for individual needs. Overall, seniors overspent on Part D...
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| 11.01.2012 |
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Despite their doctor’s recommendations, less than half of older patients who have suffered a heart attack refill important medications, and these seniors are putting themselves at greater risk for complications and mortality, says a new study published...
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| 10.01.2012 |
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Many U.S. seniors have trouble saving enough money to cover healthcare costs beyond what Medicare pays for, a new study suggests. For one in four seniors, healthcare spending in the final five years exceeds total household assets, and as a result, a...
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| 10.01.2012 |
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Most people think of menopause as hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia fostered by changes in the ovaries and uterus. During perimenopause, a variable time of two to 10 years before the final menstrual period, the ovaries lose their rhythmic pattern of...
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| 10.01.2012 |
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Approximately one in three seniors over the age of 65 experiences a fall every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resulting in more than 2 million trips to the emergency room and billions of dollars in associated costs. But...
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| 09.01.2012 |
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The federal Medicare program in August launched a pilot project meant to ease hospital payment rules to help the increasing number of seniors paying for expensive follow-up nursing home care. The issue is whether Medicare beneficiaries are classified as an...
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| 09.01.2012 |
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Patients residing in communities served by safety net hospitals are often impoverished, poorly educated, and in poor health. In large urban cities they are more likely to be ethnic minorities, particularly African-Americans and Hispanics. End-of-life research...
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