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Seniors/Aging Poll: Opposition To Health Reform Declines; Seniors View New Law More Negatively Than Adults Overall  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 The Washington Post: "Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, ...... Republicans Take On Cost-Cutting Panel Backed By Budget Chief Orszag  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Several Senate Republican leaders are now pushing a new, partial health-overhaul repeal bill that ta...... Funding For Electronic Medical Records Expected As Early As May, Already Stimulating Business  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Modern Healthcare: Funding to help doctors and hospitals buy electronic medical records could begin ...... Aged Care Policies Must Include Medical Care, Australia  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the AMA was pleased to hear Opposition Leader, Tony ...... States Continue Push For Extension Of Extra Medicaid Funds  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 News outlets report on state budget gaps and lobbying for extra Medicaid funds from the federal gove...... Senate Subcommittee Approves HHS Funding Bill, Other Health Care Bills Readied  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 CongressDaily: The Senate Labor-Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee approved a dra...... Anti-Fraud Efforts Backed By AARP; Seniors Cautioned About Rebate Cons  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 AARP on Tuesday "threw its influence" behind a number of plans to reduce Medicare fraud, including t...... Child Abuse Education, Elderly Care, Nursing Students To Benefit From Grants  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Texas-based Scott & White Healthcare has received three grants that provide education support to wor...... Study: Weight Issues Move Up Need For Walkers, Canes, Other Devices  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Obese older adults are more likely to use walkers, canes and other mobility devices at a younger age...... Mouse Model Shows Aging And Longevity Tied To Specific Brain Region  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Researchers watched two groups of mice, both nearing the end of a two-day fast. One group was quietl...... Abbott's Enhanced ARCHITECTPLUS Systems Helps Labs Manage Surging Testing Demand Due To Aging Population  - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 As hospital and clinical laboratories endure increasingly intense pressures to do more with less, th...... Seniors Understand Very Little About The Health Overhaul Law, Poll Finds  - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 The Hill: "The majority of the nation's seniors have little understanding of what the Democrats' new...... Senior Health More Evidence Links Fractures to Diabetes Drugs  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Title: More Evidence Links Fractures to Diabetes DrugsCategory: Health News...... Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack Risk  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Title: Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack RiskCategory: Health News...... Swine Flu Pandemic Hit Children the Hardest  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Title: Swine Flu Pandemic Hit Children the HardestCategory: Health News...... Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Title: Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: StudyCategory: Health News...... Health Tip: Signs You May Have Sleep Apnea  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Title: Health Tip: Signs You May Have Sleep ApneaCategory: Health News...... Diabetes Treatment  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Title: Diabetes TreatmentCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... New Drugs Eyed for Huntington's Disease  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Title: New Drugs Eyed for Huntington's DiseaseCategory: Health News...... Implantable Sensor Measures Blood Sugar Levels  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Title: Implantable Sensor Measures Blood Sugar LevelsCategory: Health News...... In Young Girls, Obesity Linked to Early Puberty, Analysis Reveals  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Title: In Young Girls, Obesity Linked to Early Puberty, Analysis RevealsCategory: Health News...... Teens With ADHD Often Have Trouble Completing High School  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Title: Teens With ADHD Often Have Trouble Completing High SchoolCategory: Health News...... Studies: CPR Without Rescue Breathing OK  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Title: Studies: CPR Without Rescue Breathing OKCategory: Health News...... metformin and sitagliptin (Janumet)  - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 Title: metformin and sitagliptin (Janumet)Category: Medications...... Alzheimer`s News from MedicineNet New Drugs Eyed for Huntington's Disease  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 Title: New Drugs Eyed for Huntington's DiseaseCategory: Health News...... Higher Education Level May Help Brain Cope With Dementia  - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 Title: Higher Education Level May Help Brain Cope With DementiaCategory: Health News...... Hydrocephalus  - Tue, 20 Jul 2010 Title: HydrocephalusCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... New Recommendations for Alzheimer's Diagnosis  - Wed, 14 Jul 2010 Title: New Recommendations for Alzheimer's DiagnosisCategory: Health News...... Emotions May Be Blunted in Alzheimer's Patients  - Wed, 14 Jul 2010 Title: Emotions May Be Blunted in Alzheimer's PatientsCategory: Health News...... Alzheimer's Research Spotlights Protein 'Tangles' in Brain  - Wed, 14 Jul 2010 Title: Alzheimer's Research Spotlights Protein 'Tangles' in BrainCategory: Health News...... Alzheimer's May Increase Seizure Risk  - Wed, 14 Jul 2010 Title: Alzheimer's May Increase Seizure RiskCategory: Health News...... Association Found Between Alzheimer's and Anemia  - Wed, 14 Jul 2010 Title: Association Found Between Alzheimer's and AnemiaCategory: Health News...... Alzheimer's Caregivers' Outlook May Vary by Race, Ethnicity  - Wed, 14 Jul 2010 Title: Alzheimer's Caregivers' Outlook May Vary by Race, EthnicityCategory: Health News...... Vitamins D and E May Affect Dementia Risk  - Tue, 13 Jul 2010 Title: Vitamins D and E May Affect Dementia RiskCategory: Health News...... Larger Head Size May Help Alzheimer's Patients  - Tue, 13 Jul 2010 Title: Larger Head Size May Help Alzheimer's PatientsCategory: Health News...... Gene Linked to Obesity May Also Raise Dementia Risk  - Tue, 13 Jul 2010 Title: Gene Linked to Obesity May Also Raise Dementia RiskCategory: Health News...... Alzheimer`s News from Medical News Today New Approach To Alzheimer's Therapy  - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 Researchers from the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-...... Eisai Announces U.S. Fda Approval For New Higher Dose Aricept® 23 Mg Tablet For The Treatment Of Moderate-To-Severe Alzheimer's Disease  - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito) announced that its U.S. subsidia...... The Molecular Power Behind Memory  - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 Neuroscientists have long wondered how individual connections between brain cells remain diverse and...... New Research Suggests That People With A Sleep Disorder Have A Higher Risk Of Developing Dementia - Alzheimer's Society Comment  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 People who experience rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) may go on to develop conditi...... New Pathway To Parkinson's And Alzheimer's Diseases  - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Although their genetic underpinnings differ, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Huntington...... REM Sleep Disorder Could Be Early Warning Of Parkinson's, Dementia That Develops Decades Later  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 American neurologists and sleep experts suggest in a recent study that rapid eye movement (REM) slee...... Global Breakthrough In Treatment Of Dementia 'Within Reach' - Clinical Trial In Scotland Recruiting  - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 A Glasgow-based medical research company is leading a worldwide sleep study which could radically re...... UK In Bottom Third Of Countries For Dementia Drug Usage  - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 The UK ranks 11th out of 14 countries for dementia drug use rates according to a report published by...... Alzheimer's Foundation Of America And Second Wind Dreams Forge Strategic Partnership  - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA), New York, NY, and Second Wind Dreams (SWD), Marietta, G...... Eisai Inc. And Pfizer Inc Announce U.S. FDA Approval For New Higher-Dose Aricept(R) 23 Mg Tablet For The Treatment Of Moderate-To-Severe AD  - Tue, 27 Jul 2010 Eisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc [NYSE: PFE] announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) app...... More Education, Less Dementia Risk  - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer...... New Partnership With Open-Access Journal Molecular Neurodegeneration Announced By American Health Assistance Foundation  - Fri, 23 Jul 2010 The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)has announced a new partnership with BioMed Central'......