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Fighting off Germs
October 30, 2009 12:40 PM by Maureen Salera
We all know that washing our hands is the best way to guard against the spread of germs. But there are several other measures that can also help protect us from contamination. In this Washington Post article , health care professionals share some other Read More...
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Futile end-of-life care
October 16, 2009 1:42 PM by Maureen Salera
Two new studies from The New England Journal of Medicine indicate that nursing home residents may be receiving futile care measures at the end of their lives. In one study, doctors examined health records of 3,702 nursing-home residents across the nation Read More...
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Proper Handwashing Technique
October 16, 2009 10:44 AM by Liz Rosto
With the H1N1 virus lurking in our office (so far, one confirmed case), experts agree that aside from vaccination, the best defense is thorough handwashing. Check out this video from the Washington Post that shows proper handwashing technique. We hear Read More...
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Nurses Against H1N1 Vaccination
October 9, 2009 1:41 PM by Maureen Salera
A letter to the editor in today's Philadelphia Inquirer details the reasons why two Philadelphia-area registered nurses are rejecting the swine flu vaccine after attending a conference on the subject. Read the letter to the editor here . Given the recent Read More...
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Not Just Part of the Job
September 17, 2009 10:24 PM by Maureen Salera
Most people figure that work-related injuries are just part of the job for nurses. With all that lifting, turning, repositioning and transferring that nurses do, injuries abound. In fact, a report on the American Nurses Association Web site indicates Read More...
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AAHSA to Study Telehealth Blood Pressure Monitoring
June 18, 2009 1:42 PM by Maureen Salera
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has been awarded a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to investigate the impact of telehealth monitoring for blood pressure management among older adults, according Read More...
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Penn State program aims to cut health care costs
June 10, 2009 9:44 AM by Maureen Salera
A new Penn State program is attempting to give front line health care employees tools to improve efficiencies and cut waste, according to an article on the Penn State Newswire. For example, clarifying medical orders, not having the right supplies and Read More...
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Guest Blog - How Do You Handle End of Life Care?
March 11, 2009 10:26 AM by Liz Rosto
This is a guest blog by Anthony Cirillo, FACHE, ABC: A new study suggests that physicians are fairly ignorant about how to act toward patients when they run out of treatment options. According to Anthony Back, lead author and professor of medicine at Read More...
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Multivitamins don’t protect against cancer, heart disease
February 10, 2009 11:20 AM by Maureen McAndrews
Using multivitamins does not protect against cancers or heart disease, according to an eight-year study of 161,808 postmenopausal women, which appears in the Feb. 9th issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine . The study analyzed data on women in their Read More...
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An Apple a Day….
February 3, 2009 10:32 AM by Maureen McAndrews
You've surely heard the adage about an apple a day keeping the doctor away, but what about apple juice? New research is now touting the sweet beverage for its possible health benefits. In fact, the January issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease suggests Read More...
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Cutting Calories May Improve Memory
February 2, 2009 3:19 PM by Liz Rosto
Cutting calories may improve memory among healthy seniors, according to a new study. German researchers found that people who cut their calorie intake by approximately 30 percent performed better on standard memory tests. Diets low in calories and rich Read More...
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Reward Mechanism Diminishes With Age
September 24, 2008 1:59 PM by Maureen McAndrews
As people age, their brains respond less strongly to rewards, according to a study appearing on The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' Web site, the New York Times reports . The main difference lies in the brain's response to dopamine. The Read More...
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Is Knee Surgery Necessary?
September 10, 2008 5:54 PM by Maureen McAndrews
An article on MSNBC.com details how two studies, which were published in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine , question the value of arthroscopic knee surgery. One of the studies found that surgery is no better than medication and physical therapy Read More...
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The Forgetting
August 6, 2008 9:59 AM by Liz Rosto
While it is a few years old, I urge everyone to watch the PBS documentary on Alzheimer's: The Forgetting. This powerful and touching program follows the lives of several families coping with the disease, and the work of scientists searching for a cure. Read More...
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Falls Cause More Than Broken Hips
June 26, 2008 4:00 PM by Maureen McAndrews
Fall-induced traumatic brain injuries caused almost 8,000 deaths and 56,000 hospitalizations in 2005 among Americans 65 and older, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the June issue of the Journal of Safety Research . In 2005, TBIs Read More...
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