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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, ......
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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......
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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Senior Health  |
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More Evidence Links Fractures to Diabetes Drugs -
Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Title: More Evidence Links Fractures to Diabetes DrugsCategory: Health News......
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Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack Risk -
Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Title: Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack RiskCategory: Health News......
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Swine Flu Pandemic Hit Children the Hardest -
Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Title: Swine Flu Pandemic Hit Children the HardestCategory: Health News......
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Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study -
Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Title: Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: StudyCategory: Health News......
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Health Tip: Signs You May Have Sleep Apnea -
Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Title: Health Tip: Signs You May Have Sleep ApneaCategory: Health News......
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Diabetes Treatment -
Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Title: Diabetes TreatmentCategory: Diseases and Conditions......
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New Drugs Eyed for Huntington's Disease -
Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Title: New Drugs Eyed for Huntington's DiseaseCategory: Health News......
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Implantable Sensor Measures Blood Sugar Levels -
Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Title: Implantable Sensor Measures Blood Sugar LevelsCategory: Health News......
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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......
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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......
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Studies: CPR Without Rescue Breathing OK -
Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Title: Studies: CPR Without Rescue Breathing OKCategory: Health News......
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metformin and sitagliptin (Janumet) -
Wed, 28 Jul 2010
Title: metformin and sitagliptin (Janumet)Category: Medications......
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Alzheimer`s News from MedicineNet |
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New Drugs Eyed for Huntington's Disease -
Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Title: New Drugs Eyed for Huntington's DiseaseCategory: Health News......
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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......
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Hydrocephalus -
Tue, 20 Jul 2010
Title: HydrocephalusCategory: Diseases and Conditions......
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New Recommendations for Alzheimer's Diagnosis -
Wed, 14 Jul 2010
Title: New Recommendations for Alzheimer's DiagnosisCategory: Health News......
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Emotions May Be Blunted in Alzheimer's Patients -
Wed, 14 Jul 2010
Title: Emotions May Be Blunted in Alzheimer's PatientsCategory: Health News......
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Alzheimer's Research Spotlights Protein 'Tangles' in Brain -
Wed, 14 Jul 2010
Title: Alzheimer's Research Spotlights Protein 'Tangles' in BrainCategory: Health News......
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Alzheimer's May Increase Seizure Risk -
Wed, 14 Jul 2010
Title: Alzheimer's May Increase Seizure RiskCategory: Health News......
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Association Found Between Alzheimer's and Anemia -
Wed, 14 Jul 2010
Title: Association Found Between Alzheimer's and AnemiaCategory: Health News......
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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......
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Vitamins D and E May Affect Dementia Risk -
Tue, 13 Jul 2010
Title: Vitamins D and E May Affect Dementia RiskCategory: Health News......
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Larger Head Size May Help Alzheimer's Patients -
Tue, 13 Jul 2010
Title: Larger Head Size May Help Alzheimer's PatientsCategory: Health News......
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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......
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Alzheimer`s News from Medical News Today |
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New Approach To Alzheimer's Therapy -
Sat, 31 Jul 2010
Researchers from the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-......
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Eisai Announces U.S. Fda Approval For New Higher Dose AriceptŪ 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......
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The Molecular Power Behind Memory -
Sat, 31 Jul 2010
Neuroscientists have long wondered how individual connections between brain cells remain diverse and......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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'......
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