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Want to Boost Your Intelligence? Get Out of Your Chair

If improving their heart and health was not reason enough to get knowledge workers out of their chairs, perhaps the lure to increase their intelligence will. Sound far fetched? A new study published... Full Article

Brain Fitness Programs May Help Frail Elderly Walk Faster

Computerized brain fitness programs are known to help seniors improve their memory and focus. Now, a study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found pre... Full Article

Improved Drug Coverage Under Medicare Associated With Increases in Antibiotic Use

Antibiotic use appears to have increased among older adults whose prescription drug coverage improved as a result of enrolling in Medicare Part D, with the largest increases for broad-spectrum, newer ... Full Article

MRSA

Hospitals vary in how they detect and treat drug-resistant staph infections, but most follow national guideline recommendations, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Res... Full Article

Computerized Warning System Can Reduce Inappropriate Drug Orders for Elderly Hospital Patients

Adverse drug events, such as dizziness or confusion occur in an estimated 40% of all hospital patients and can be the result of inappropriate medications being ordered. Not surprisingly, elderly indiv... Full Article