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Nursing Home to Community Care Move Stumbles(MedPage Today) -- A multi-billion dollar federal initiative to move low-income elderly and disabled people from long-term care facilities into the community has fallen far short of its goals, as many states have struggled to cobble together housing...

Dr. Carl F. Ern To Appear On New National Television Show Entitled: “Leading The Field” World Class Experts Share Their Tips & Advice“Leading The Field” World Class Experts Share Their Tips & Advice is a one-of-a-kind ground breaking show that gives cutting edge advice on multiple industries. Consumers will get free tips and advice from world class experts. Dr. Carl F. Ern, a highly regarded dentist in New York, believes a powerful education stretches the mind with new ideas and improves quality of life. He wants to s...

Home Care Assistance Launches HomeHealthCareAssistance.orgHomeHealthCareAssistance.org offers practical information about in-home care and how professionally trained caregivers can have a dramatic, positive impact on the lives of aging adults Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 Home Care Assistance, the leading provider of in-home care for seniors, is proud to announce the launch of HomeHealthCareAssistance.org. With approximately 75 million family careg...

The drug industry is a barrier to diabetes care in poor countriesIn many parts of the world, people with type 1 diabetes (whether or not the condition is diagnosed) still die for want of insulin, and those with type 2 diabetes go without treatments that prolong...

Mass. Moves to Require End-of-Life TalksWBUR radio and Kaiser News report that the Massachusetts Senate has quietly approved a measure requiring doctors and nurses to discuss end of life options with patients who have a terminal illness. The Palliative Care Awareness bill was included as p...

Center for Ambulatory Surgery Selects ProVation® Medical Software for Gastroenterology Procedure Documentation and CodingWolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that the Center for Ambulatory Surgery has selected its ProVation® Medical Software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding. Located in West Seneca, NY, the Center for Ambulatory Surgery provides outpat...

The Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act (S.362) Reaches 50 Senate Co-Sponsors and Majority of Senate Help CommitteeMANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is calling on Congress to pass the Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act (S. 362/H.R. 733). The bill reached a critical point today with Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) signing on as the 50th co-sponsor of the lifesaving legislation and with his support, the bill also has majority of the Senate...

Structure of human protein critical for silencing genes solvedScientists have described the three-dimensional atomic structure of a human protein bound to a piece of RNA that "guides" the protein's ability to silence genes. The protein, Argonaute-2, is a key player in RNA interference, a powerful cellular pheno...

Guidelines Focus on Teamwork for Diabetic Foot Infections (CME/CE)(MedPage Today) -- Proper care of infected foot wounds in diabetes patients means multidisciplinary care, guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America emphasize.

Direct Relief Delivers Hurricane Packs As FEMA Urges PreparednessNational Hurricane Preparedness Week: Emergency Medical Supplies Pre-positioned Across U.S. SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As hurricane season officially begins June 1 and communities in the U.S. and neighboring countries prepare for the threat of storms, Direct Relief announced today the delivery of Hurricane Preparedness Packs to nine U.S. states and seven co...

REFILE: Death rate drops among Americans with diabetesATLANTA (Reuters) - A 40% decline in the death rate of diabetic American adults from heart disease and strokes is a sign that patients are taking better care of themselves and receiving improved treatment, according to a government study rele...

VA Continues Long-Term Study on Gulf War Era VeteransFor the third time since the 1990-1991 Gulf War, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers will contact Gulf War-era Veterans as a part of a long-term study of their health. “Our message to our Gulf War Veterans is clear: We are not forgetting you, we are listening to you, and we are acting,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Sh...

Telemedicine Brings City Docs to Rural Patients (CME/CE)PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- A small study of rural diabetes patients who used a telemedicine-based endocrine consultation service for follow-up care suggests that the city-country link can significantly improve health outcomes.

Telcare's Wireless-Enabled Blood Glucose Monitoring System Wins 2012 Triple Tree iAwardTelcare Recognized For Insight, Innovation, and Initiative in Healthcare at annual meeting of Wireless Life Sciences Alliance San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 [San Diego, CA] Telcare has won the 2012 TripleTree iAward recognizing exceptional companies that demonstrate insight, innovation, and initiative with wireless solutions in the healthcare industry. The award was announced today at the 7...

Research roundup: Do mandatory screening laws affect disparities?; Mass. health law, 6 years laterSince Massachusetts passed its own expansive health law, the state's uninsured rate has dropped and access to care has dramatically improved. But as this brief notes, two major issues remain. Massachusetts will have to find ways to contain health car...

Elimination Of Illinois Cares Rx A Bad Move For Illinois LegislatorsStatement from AARP Illinois Advocacy and Outreach Manager, Nancy Nelson SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Today, the General Assembly turned its back on over 150,000 Illinois seniors by passing a Medicaid reform bill (SB2840) that completely eliminates funding for Illinois Cares Rx – a critical prescription drug program that thousands of Illinois se...

More mental health care urged for kids who self-harm(HealthDay) -- Doctors have long known that some kids suffering severe emotional turmoil find relief in physical pain -- cutting or burning or sticking themselves with pins to achieve a form of release.

G8 leaders must follow through on food security commitments"I have just returned from a whirlwind visit to Washington, D.C., and Chicago, where I participated in a number of events around the G8 and NATO Summits focused on food and nutrition security," Tom Arnold, CEO of Concern Worldwide, writes in the Huff...

First direct observation of oriented attachment in nanocrystal growthLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers have reported the first direct observation of nanoparticles undergoing oriented attachment, the critical step in biomineralization and the growth of nanocrystals. A better understanding of oriented at...

Viewpoints: Bill could make universal health care possible via states; The need to change how physicians are paidUniversal coverage, Medicare for all, single payer -- call it what you will. It's clear that conservative forces are determined to prevent such a system from ever being introduced at the national level. So it's up to the states.

How One Community College Is Providing Health IT Training to the Nation’s WorkersWhen Normandale Community College was first selected by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as a Community College Consortium Program grantee—one of the nation’s critical hubs for health information tech...

AARP reviews long-term care services and supports in IdahoWhen it comes to how Idaho cares for its elderly and disabled, the state is ahead of the curve in some areas and right behind the eight ball in others, according to a new AARP report taking an in-depth review of long-term care services and supports (...

Insurance refunds in Arizona; Mass. House passes dementia care standardsArizona consumers and businesses can expect to collect more than $36 million in refunds this summer from health-insurance companies under new provisions of the nation's health care law, according to two reports.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy May Be Useful for TinnitusIn a randomized controlled trial, a stepped-care approach based on cognitive behavior therapy appeared to be suitable for widespread implementation for patients with tinnitus. Medscape Medical News

While GOP pledges austerity, Democrats rebuff efforts to restructure Medicare, MedicaidHealth care continues to play a major role this political season. News outlets look at the parties' differences on spending, Sen. Baucus' early reelection calculations and a protest against Rep. Steve King.

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