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Health Reform Myths Debunked
09/09/2010 07:00 AM
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The Associated Press examines political ads on health reform. "With the country sharply divided over the sweeping new insurance law, Republicans and their allies are taking to the airwaves to attack it as elections near, often resorting to exaggeration and omissions to make their points." For instance, one ad claims that Democrat Rep...
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Hospitals Find New Ways To Serve Growing Senior, Immigrant, Suburban Populations
09/09/2010 07:00 AM
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News outlets report on hospital industries in Houston, Texas; Irvine, Calif. and Madison County, La. The Houston Chronicle: "Options to address the unique health concerns of older adults are becoming increasingly common in Houston, thanks to the longevity of the oldest seniors and graying baby boomers...
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Conservative Group Forecasts Medicare Doctor Access Problem
09/09/2010 06:00 AM
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Writing for Kaiser Health News, Marilyn Werber Serafini reports in a KHN short take: "Getting a doctor's appointment may become increasingly difficult for seniors and the disabled over the next decade unless Congress changes the new health law, according to a report that the conservative National Center for Policy Analysis plans to release today...
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Vitamin B Tablets Help Prevent Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease
09/09/2010 05:00 AM
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Elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment who take huge doses of B vitamins everyday may reduce the rate at which their brains shrink by 50%, resulting in a much slower progression toward dementia, and eventually Alzheimer's disease, say researchers from Oxford University, England, in an article published in Plos One (Public Library of Science One), a peer-reviewed medical journal...
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Preventing Pressure Sores With Intelligent Bed
09/09/2010 04:00 AM
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Further recognition for Empa's spin-off enterprise "compliant concept": on August 31st in Bern the team's work, "An Intelligent Bed System for the Prevention and Therapy of Decubitus Ulcers" was honored with the CTI Medtech Award 2010. "And the winner is...
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Insulin Implicated In Cell Survival, Cell Metabolism And Stress Response
09/09/2010 03:00 AM
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Researchers at the Buck Institute for Age Research have discovered a novel way in which insulin affects cell metabolism and cell survival. Surprisingly the insulin signaling pathway, which is involved in aging, diabetes and stress response, is active at a deeper level of cell activity than scientists expected. The study appears in the September 8th issue of Cell Metabolism...
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More Seniors Get Flu Shot After Personalized Reminders, Provider Urging
09/08/2010 06:00 AM
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Personalized post cards or phone calls can be effective in encouraging more seniors to get their annual flu shots, according to a new review of evidence. Professional facilitators are also successful at urging providers to perform a suite of preventive services, including flu shots for seniors. The results apply to people age 60 and older living in the community, the authors note...
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Paying For Long-term Care
09/08/2010 05:00 AM
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The September Policy Brief by Ricardo Rodrigues and Andrea Schmidt aims to present information on the current picture of public and private expenditure on long-term care for older people and to discuss the challenges of financing care. Moreover it provides preliminary results on potential redistribution effects of home care benefits (based on SHARE data)...
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Mild Cognitive Impairment Is More Common In Men
09/08/2010 04:00 AM
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A new Mayo Clinic study found that the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment was 1.5 times higher in men than in women. The research, part of the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, also showed a prevalence rate of 16 percent in the population-based study of individuals aged 70-89 without dementia who live in Olmsted County, Minn. The study will be published in the September issue of Neurology...
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Association Between Inflammation, Lower Intelligence And Premature Death
09/08/2010 03:00 AM
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Inflammation is associated with lower intelligence and premature death, according to Swedish scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. "Those with low-grade inflammation performed more poorly on standardised intelligence tests, even after excluding those with signs of current illness...
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Addressing Negative Thoughts Most Effective In Fighting Loneliness
09/08/2010 03:00 AM
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Changing how a person perceives and thinks about others was the most effective intervention for loneliness, a sweeping analysis of previous research has determined. The findings may help physicians and psychologists develop better treatments for loneliness, a known risk factor for heart disease and other health problems...
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Memory Problems Or Mild Cognitive Impairment More Common In Men
09/07/2010 01:00 PM
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Mild cognitive impairment, which may include problems with memory or thinking beyond that explained by the normal aging rate, is more common among men than women, say researchers in an article published in the medical journal Neurology, September 7 issue...
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Models Suggest Treatments For Fractures That Won't Heal
09/03/2010 09:00 AM
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New models, reinforced by in vivo experimentation, show why 5-10% of bone fractures don't heal properly, and how these cases may be treated to restart the healing process. Results of the model, published September 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology, may benefit the ageing population in which the occurrence of bone fractures is expected to rise substantially in the near future...
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Americans Saving More For Health Care In Retirement, First Command Reports
09/03/2010 05:00 AM
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Concerned about rising medical expenses, middle-class Americans are bumping up their monthly retirement savings to cover future health care costs. The First Command Financial Behaviors Index® reveals that average monthly savings solely for health care costs during retirement climbed to $245 in July, up 42 percent from $173 a year ago...
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Common Osteoporosis Drug Linked To Higher Risk Of Oesophageal Cancer
09/03/2010 05:00 AM
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A new UK study that followed a large number of people found that those who took 10 or more prescriptions for oral bisphosphonates, a group of drugs commonly used to treat the bone disease osteoporosis, were at higher risk of developing oesophageal cancer...
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Employers From Nearly Every Sector Of Economy Applying For Health Overhaul's Early Retiree Subsidies
09/02/2010 07:00 AM
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Seven states that are suing the federal government to throw out the health overhaul are also preparing to take subsidies that will help them afford medical costs for retirees, The Associated Press reports. "An administration official said Tuesday seven states suing the federal government are among 16 already approved for subsidies to help with the health care costs of early retirees...
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Medicare Smoking Prevention Program Could Lower Costs
09/02/2010 07:00 AM
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The Fiscal Times: A Medicare program that has agreed to pay for counseling for seniors who smoke but are not yet sick could help the program, and America's health system, lower costs. "Smoking costs the U.S. economy $97 billion annually in lost productivity, in addition to the $96 billion a year in direct health care costs, according to [the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services]...
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