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Jul
31
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Poll shows most Americans favor Medicaid expansion
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans back the idea of extending health coverage to their low-income neighbors through the government's Medicaid program, unless it means higher costs for their own state, according to a new poll. In a survey re...
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Jul
30
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Development of an Instrument to Measure Attitudes of Physical Therapy Providers Working With People With Dementia
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Conclusion:
This brief instrument could serve as an assessment tool to determine whether PT practitioners exhibit therapeutic nihilism when working with people with a dementia disorder. (Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias)
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Jul
30
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Effect of life review writing on depressive symptoms in older adults: a randomized controlled trial.
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CONCLUSION. The results suggest that the Share Your Life Story writing workshop is an effective occupation-based intervention for occupational therapists to use with older adults who reside in senior residences.
PMID: 22742692 [PubMed - in process]
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Jul
30
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Improving older trauma patients' outcomes through targeted occupational therapy and functional conditioning.
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CONCLUSION. Targeted occupational therapy and FCP can improve LOS in older trauma patients.
PMID: 22742691 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy) |
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Jul
19
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Biomarker May Help Predict Alzheimer's
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) 2013 Alzheimer's is a progressive disease that affects approximately 5.3 million Americans, particularly the elderly. These numbers are expected to increase, unless a cure is found. New research shows the higher levels of a certain f
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Jul
19
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Nestle invests in U.S. medical food for Alzheimer's
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle has bought a stake in U.S. firm Accera to support the rollout of a medical food brand for Alzheimer's patients, as the world's biggest food group seeks to expand in the health and nutrition business. Nestle Health...
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Jul
17
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Need for cognitive assessments missing from home- and community-based Medicaid regulations, group says
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Regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services concerning Medicaid coverage for home- and community-based services has been too vague for Alzheimer's advocates.
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Jul
17
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Brain Maps Created During Study Of Aging Reveal That Alzheimer's Patients Drive Differently
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Activity lingers longer in certain areas of the brain in those with Alzheimer's than it does in healthy people, Mayo Clinic researchers who created a map of the brain found. The results suggest varying brain activity may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's dis
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Jul
17
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Small study: Drug may help stabilize Alzheimer's
(Yahoo! Health) --
For the first time, researchers are reporting that a treatment might help stabilize Alzheimer's disease for as much as three years, but the evidence is weak and only in four patients.
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Jul
16
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Faltering Steps May Indicate Oncoming Dementia
(Yahoo! Health) --
SUNDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Three new studies suggest that a person's walking ability or type of gait may give hints about oncoming Alzheimer's disease.
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