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<title><![CDATA[Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Are On Prescription Drugs]]></title>













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		Nearly 70% of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Antibiotics, antidepressants and painkilling opioids are most commonly prescribed, their study found. Twenty percent of patients are on five or more prescription medications, acco...

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<title><![CDATA[Technology: Initiative to Develop Patient-Centered Electronic Decision-Making Tool for Nurses]]></title>













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		The Aurora Research Institute, a division of Aurora Health Care, has won a $1.5 million US Department of Defense grant to study an advanced electronic health record system that proactively alerts nurses to health risks facing individual patients. This knowledge-based nursing initiative is led by pri...

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<title><![CDATA[ASHP Publishes Analysis of Infections Related to Compounding Pharmacies]]></title>













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		In the wake of the deadly infections in 2012 from drugs compounded at the New England Compounding Center (NECC), a new study examines similar outbreaks in the US over the last 12 years in an effort to discover factors that may hinder outbreak detection. The article, “Description of Outbreaks of Heal...

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<title><![CDATA[Women and Sleep: One Simple Step to a Longer, Healthier Life]]></title>













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		Sleep shortfalls can lead to a range of health problems, from being more likely to catch a cold or gain weight to increased risk of developing heart disease or diabetes.For optimum health and function, the average adult should get seven to nine hours of sleep daily. But more than 60% of women regu...

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<title><![CDATA[Web-based Tool Aimed at Reducing Burden and Improving Health for Hispanic Caregivers of Dementia Patients]]></title>













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		Dementia often claims two victims: The patient and the caregiver.  That’s because caring for people with dementia requires close supervision and constant care, which can place a caregiver’s psychological, physical and financial health at risk.Dementia prevalence is more than twice as high national...

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<title><![CDATA[Hearing Loss in Older Adults Tied to More Hospitalizations and Poorer Physical and Mental Health]]></title>













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		Older adults with hearing loss are more likely than peers with normal hearing to require hospitalization and suffer from periods of inactivity and depression, according to results of a new study by experts at Johns Hopkins.The Johns Hopkins team’s analysis of the health survey data from 1,140 men ...

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<title><![CDATA[The Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition Releases Nutrition Care Model to Improve Patient Outcomes ]]></title>













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		The Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition (the Alliance), an interdisciplinary partnership of five prestigious organizations formed to improve patient outcomes through nutrition intervention, released its recommended Nutrition Care Model. Presented in a joint consensus paper published online in the ...

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<title><![CDATA[MAZAL Nursing Services, Inc.&mdash;Elders Staying at Home Instead of Nursing Homes]]></title>













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		MAZAL Nursing Service, Inc. (MNS), a nurse registry serving family caregivers who wish to keep their family members at home rather than choosing a nursing home or assisted living facility, is dedicated to providing the most caring, efficient, and high quality service to its clients. Their goal is to...

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<title><![CDATA[10 Ways to Safeguard Against Falls]]></title>













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		How strong are your bones? You may have no idea—until a bone breaks when you push on a stuck window or bend down to pick up something you’ve dropped. Or worse, take an unexpected tumble off a curb or trip over an extension cord.One of the critical goals of managing bone-thinning osteoporosis is to...

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<title><![CDATA[New Line of Self-Buttoning Shirts Simplifies Dressing with Magnets]]></title>













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		Many of us stand in our closets in the morning staring at our racks of clothes agonizing over what to wear that day, but worrying about how we are going to get dressed never crosses our minds. For the 1 million people living with Parkinson’s disease and 50 million people living with arthritis in the...

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<title><![CDATA[Statin and Aspirin Use Linked to Improved Survival in Women with Endometrial Cancer]]></title>













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		Endometrial cancer patients who took statins and aspirin reduced their chance of death by a highly significant 84%, according to a new study by researchers at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care. Additionally, women who used only statins saw their risk of dying decline by 45%. The study was p...

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<title><![CDATA[Healthy Lifestyle Choices Mean Fewer Memory Complaints]]></title>













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		Research has shown that healthy behaviors are associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, but less is known about the potential link between positive lifestyle choices and milder memory complaints, especially those that occur earlier in life and could be the first indicators of...

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<title><![CDATA[First Heat Wave of Season Puts Elderly at Risk]]></title>













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		With the first heat wave of the season poised to descend on the Northeast, Dr. Thomas Cavalieri, a geriatrician and the dean of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine, is reminding residents to check on elderly neighbors and relatives who may not be awa...

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<title><![CDATA[LifeBridge Health Recognized for Excellence in Treating Stroke]]></title>













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		The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute at LifeBridge Health has been acknowledged for the exceptional quality of its stroke care with a Target: Stroke designation and two Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards from the American Heart Association/American ...

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<title><![CDATA[Economic Incentives Increase Blood Donation without Negative Consequences]]></title>













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		Can economic incentives such as gift cards, T-shirts, and time off from work motivate members of the public to increase their donations of blood?A team of researchers including Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Assistant Professor Mario Macis says the answer is an emphatic yes. Pointing to a lar...

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<title><![CDATA[The Compound in the Mediterranean Diet that Makes Cancer Cells &lsquo;Mortal&amp;#39;]]></title>













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		New research suggests that a compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells’ “superpower” to escape death.By altering a very specific step in gene regulation, this compound essentially re-educates cancer cells into normal cells that die as scheduled.One way that cancer cells...

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<title><![CDATA[Older Prostate Cancer Patients with Other Underlying Health Problems Ought to Think Twice Before Getting Treatment]]></title>













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		Older prostate cancer patients with other underlying health conditions should think twice before committing to surgery or radiation therapy for their cancer, according to a multicenter study led by researchers in the UCLA Department of Urology.The study reports the 14-year survival outcomes of 3,0...

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<title><![CDATA[Music Therapy Reduces Anxiety, Use of Sedatives For Patients Receiving Ventilator Support]]></title>













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		Among intensive care unit patients receiving acute ventilatory support for respiratory failure, use of patient-preferred music resulted in greater reduction in anxiety and sedation frequency and intensity compared with usual care, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being rel...

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<title><![CDATA[Over One Million Seniors Have Problems with Medicare &lsquo;Preferred Pharmacy&amp;#39; Drug Plans]]></title>













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		National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA issued the following statement today regarding a survey by Hart Research Associates regarding Medicare Part D “preferred pharmacy” drug plans, which often exclude independent community pharmacies from offering patients t...

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<title><![CDATA[Tavenner Confirmed as CMS Administrator]]></title>













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		Marilyn Tavenner was easily confirmed by the Senate Wednesday to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 91-7 vote makes Tavenner the first confirmed CMS leader since 2006.When Tavenner was first nominated in late 2011 she did not receive Senate confirmation. She succeeded form...

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<title><![CDATA[Anesthesia Professionals Question Safety of Non-experts Giving Propofol to Patients via New Sedasys&trade; Machine]]></title>













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		Responding to a decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve a new machine that allows healthcare providers who are not anesthesia experts to give propofol to patients undergoing colonoscopies and other gastrointestinal procedures, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AAN...

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<title><![CDATA[Portable Respiratory Device Enhances Patient Mobility]]></title>













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		Portable Respiratory Device Enhances Patient MobilityA new High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) vest that gives respiratory patients the freedom to move around during treatments is now available in the US, International Biophysics Corporation (IBC) announced. The AffloVest – already widely...

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<title><![CDATA[Grants for Healthcare Trained Veterans to Pursue Nursing Careers]]></title>













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		This week, at the White House Forum on Military Credentialing and Licensing, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new program to help military veterans with healthcare experience or training, such as medics, pursue nursing careers. The program is designed to help v...

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<title><![CDATA[Alzheimer&amp;#39;s Association, SNMMI Publish First Appropriate Use Guidelines for Brain Amyloid Imaging in Alzheimer&amp;#39;s]]></title>













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		Only recently has it become possible to create high-quality images of the brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease in living people through positron emission tomography (PET). Even so, questions remain about what can be learned from these PET images and which people should have this test....

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