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Elderly Brains Sharper After a Low Trans Fat Life
(Jan 2)
Older people with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins B, C, D, and E in their blood do better on cognitive tests than those with lower levels, according to a new study.
Your cell phone is out of your control
(Jan 2)
Mobile phone owners have no clue what data-gathering tools are running on their devices
Congress votes to prevent physician pay cut
(Jan 2)
The House and Senate voted Friday morning to pass a two-month extension of the so-called “doc fix
Omnicare extends purchase offer for PharMerica
(Dec 11)
Omnicare announced Monday that it is extending its offer to purchase all outstanding shares of rival PharMerica for $15 per share to Jan. 20.
Negative Revenue Margins for SNFs
(Dec 11)
Nursing homes could be pushed into negative margins if Congress passes proposed end-of-the-year legislation
Medicaid beneficiaries transferring to community
(Dec 11)
Forty-three states have received federal funding to help transfer Medicaid beneficiaries from nursing homes to their communities
CMS forum to be web-streamed
(Dec 4)
The popular Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long-Term Care Open Door Forums will be moving to a web-streaming format.
Outlook brightens: Nursing home companies get impr
(Dec 4)
Six nursing home companies have been removed from Standard & Poor's Rating Service downgrade watch
Europe's largest IT firm to scrap internal e-mail
(Dec 4)
Atos, the largest IT services firm in Europe, is going to do away with internal e-mail
Inspector Highlights Psych Drug Use Among Elderly
(Dec 4)
Government tells lawmakers that Medicare officials need to do more to stop doctors from prescribing powerful psychiatric drugs to nursing home patients with dementia
Are senior citizens being overmedicated?
(Jun 4)
Strong, antipsychotic drugs are being prescribed more often to senior citizens in U.S. nursing homes, setting off a debate.
3 Stages of Dementia Introduced
(Apr 19)
Alzeimers redefined to aid in early detection - CNN Reports
Half of Alzheimer's cases misdiagnosed
(Feb 24)
-- Source CNN.com
AZ Senate committee votes to drop Medicaid program
(Feb 24)
-- Source McKinghts.com
Study: Alzheimer's onset slower in bilingual folks
(Feb 24)
-- Source McKnights.com
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