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Adding to existing concerns about possible long-term dangers of osteoporosis drugs comes a new study that points to increased risk for atypical fractures of the thigh bone, or femur, for individuals that take drugs known as bisphosphonates. Osteoporosis is a...
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In an effort to increase the transparency of the U.S. healthcare system, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the launch of a web-based tool, known as the Health System Measurement Project, that...
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In this issue we explore neurologic conditions that impact the health and quality of life for thousands of patients. Conditions like ADHD, Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, autism and pituitary disorders affect the neurological system and impact memory, behavior...
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Some multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are vulnerable to developing a rare brain infection while taking a powerful drug called Tysabri, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. MS patients at highest risk of developing the brain...
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Hospitalizations related to stroke have fallen in the United States, according to new government statistics released in May. According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, hospitalizations for stroke rose to nearly 35 per 10,000 people during...
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| 05.01.2012 |
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Like most nurses, the case manager’s workday is filled with interruptions and distractions in a constantly unfolding drama of shifting priorities and efforts to facilitate clients toward successful outcomes. Phone calls, meetings, electronic and...
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting 1.3 million adults in the United States.1 While it primarily attacks joints, causing pain, swelling and stiffness, it can also affect organs. As the disease progresses and joint damage...
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You’ve probably seen the many commercials for fibromyalgia drugs on TV. They usually feature middle-aged women, describing unexplained aches and pains. Although fibromyalgia most often affects adults, it can also develop in childhood and go undiagnosed...
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If someone mentioned the word “hemophilia” to you in a casual conversation, what would be the first thought in your mind? Never heard of it? Someone with hemophilia can bleed to death from a cut? A hemophiliac must be overcautious with their...
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Bladder dysfunction affects approximately 60 to 80 percent of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), and this includes urinary incontinence, a condition that can cause considerable distress. As is often the case with MS patients, individuals have bladders that...
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Living with a chronic progressive illness like Parkinson’s disease can pose many challenges. Social workers play a key role at a Parkinson’s Center, helping persons with Parkinson’s and their families to deal with those challenges and to...
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Dementia strikes one in eight Americans over the age of 65 and nearly half of those 85 years or older. This progressively degenerative ailment is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S., and it denies millions of Americans the enjoyment of their...
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Driven in part by the patient community, Congress is looking at ways to accelerate the development of therapies for unmet medical needs. On April 19, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Rituxan® in combination with...
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Clinical documentation improvement is not new, but over the past several years it has become increasingly vital to healthcare facility survival. Structured clinical documentation improvement programs (CDIP) have become a normal part of most acute care...
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Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc. (HGT) is a leading provider of treatments for rare diseases. The company understood that there was a need to help patients, physicians, and sites of care manage the obstacles that may otherwise prevent patients from...
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What if...you had aches, pains and elusive symptoms of something and had consulted three different physicians? What if...not one of the three physicians could find anything physically wrong? What if...you were referred to a psychiatrist because, as they said...
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In March and April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services settled two major lawsuits with a healthcare provider and payer for potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, Privacy and Security...
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Nationally, nearly 9 million people receive both Medicare and Medicaid benefits and cost the U.S. health system about $300 billion annually across both programs. Known as “dual eligibles,” these individuals are typically low-income seniors and...
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Clinical medicine has benefited enormously from its scientific and technological progress since the rise of the NIH, the increased specialization of medicine, and the power of the pharmacological and procedural interventions today at the command of the...
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80-100 The National Institutes of Health has identified nearly 100 distinct autoimmune diseases, a classification of disease marked by one’s immune system mistakenly attacking organs or other parts of one’s own body. 1:5 The exact number of...
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