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Nov
30
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Fracture Risk Predictable From History Of Falls
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A new UK study finds that when clinicians are aware of a patient's fall history, they are better able to predict whether he or she will fracture a bone. You can read how researchers from the University of Southampton arrived at this conclusion in ...
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Nov
29
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AOTA's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week
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Why dedicate a week to older drivers? The concern for their safety and independence is greater now than at any time in our history.
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Nov
29
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Practice Makes Perfect
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Mobile app helps stroke survivors regain ability and confidence to speak.
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Nov
29
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A Patient's History Of Falls Is Useful In Predicting Future Fractures
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Clinicians are being urged to ask about a patient's history of falls as new research shows that the information is valuable in determining their future risk of fracture.
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Nov
29
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Earlier Diagnosis Of Parkinson's Disease Through Monitoring Of A Patient's Speech Patterns
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Health professionals may soon have a new method of diagnosing Parkinson's disease, one that is noninvasive and inexpensive, and, in early testing, has proved to be effective more than 90 percent of the time...
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Nov
21
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Nursing home quality improves; increasing staff retention remains goal, AHCA report says
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Quality levels and customer satisfaction levels continue to improve in skilled nursing facilities, although increasing retention levels in certain positions remains a challenge, according to a new quality report from the American Health Care Association.
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Nov
12
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Video Gaming in Rehab
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Virtual reality makes neurorehabilitation fun.
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Nov
09
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In Animal Model Of Alzheimer's And Parkinson's With Dementia, investigational Drug Shows Promise
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New research presented at the 6th Neurodegenerative Conditions Research and Development Conference in San Francisco demonstrates the role of the investigational compound IRX4204 in alleviating cognitive decline in animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD)
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Oct
19
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Medicare Payment Basics: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Payment System
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Presents an overview of Medicare payments to rehabilitation facilities for patients who need physical, occupational, or speech therapy. Discusses rural facilities' payment rates. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (Source: Rural publications via the
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Oct
19
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Insights Into How Sleep Deprivation Impacts Dementia, Different Types Of Memory, And Learning
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New findings just presented report the important role sleep plays, and the brain mechanisms at work as sleep shapes memory, learning, and behavior. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2012, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience ...
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