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Pet Therapy and Seniors
March 8, 2010 9:33 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) Foundation, the non-profit research and education arm of AMDA, invites you to meet two dogs that have a key role in caring for long term care facility residents. Come meet Sophie and Tessa and hear from Read More...

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Steve Jobs for Healthcare Czar
March 7, 2010 7:03 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

The following is a guest blog from Anthony Cirillo: Accountable care organizations and medical homes are terms being bantered about with reform. An accountable care organization (ACO) would consist of a group of healthcare entities that share responsibility Read More...

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Are Residents Refusing Stinky Meds?
February 22, 2010 10:27 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

If your residents are not complying with their metformin medication schedule, it could be the smell, which has been described as similar to dead fish. Many diabetics report nausea when taking the commonly prescribed drug, but doctors have not associated Read More...

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Test Yourself for Cancer?
February 19, 2010 1:26 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

A University of Missouri researcher is developing a tiny sensor, known as an acoustic resonant sensor, that is smaller than a human hair and could test bodily fluids for a variety of diseases, including breast and prostate cancers. Read more here: http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Features/2010/20100217-HomeDetectionKit.htm Read More...

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Hi-Tech Memory
February 16, 2010 1:06 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

As a person who loses keys, purses, my wallet and possibly even a child or two, I will definitely need this high-tech medication reminder: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/02/pills.medication.compliance/index.html?hpt=C2. Read More...

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Exercise and Healthy Eating Still Important
January 27, 2010 9:04 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

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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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