Archive for the ‘Seniors / Aging’ Category
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
In its advanced stages, Age-related Macular Degeneration destroys the detailed, central vision we need to read, drive, recognize faces, and enjoy daily life, and is a major cause of vision loss in the U.S. Ophthalmic researchers are making rapid progress in understanding how genetics, immune system factors, nutrition choices, and ...
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
The study is the first to show a specific neurochemical difference in the brains of adults with primary insomnia.A study in the Nov. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first demonstration of a specific neurochemical abnormality in adults with primary insomnia, providing greater insight to the limited understanding ...
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
The rate of new cases of diagnosed diabetes rose by more than 90 percent among adults over the last 10 years, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The data, published in CDC′s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, show that in the past decade, the ...
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Nearly 246 million people across the globe battle diabetes and its complications every year. However, medical care for diabetes is often not sought in time to prevent serious amputations, according to a recent survey by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).The APMA study, conducted by an independent research firm, found ...
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
October 2008 Public Citizen Petition wants Glaxo's Diabetes treatment drug banned due to "New" side effect, Liver toxicity.On October 30, 2008 Public Citizen's Health Research Group (HRG) submitted a petition to the FDA requesting that GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) be banned due to the drug's several serious side effects, ...
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Did you know that most cases of back pain can be prevented? What's more, most cases of back pain go away by themselves - without special prescription drugs, doctor-prescribed physical therapy, and especially without surgery. Here are eight steps you can take to prevent back pain from occurring at all ...
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Sanofi-aventis announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Apidra (insulin glulisine [rDNA origin] injection) to improve glycemic control in children (4 years and older) with diabetes mellitus.The approval of Apidra for pediatric use is based upon FDA review of a 26-week, phase III, open-label, active control ...
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
As children receive their report cards during the next few weeks, parents should be> Eye and Vision"While many states are recognizing the critical connection between vision and learning and are taking steps to ensure that children enter school ready to learn, more can be done," said Ed Greene, CEO of ...
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Because of the increased number of patients, growing reliance> Diabetes Symptoms and Care"Although more patients and more medications per patient played a role, the single greatest contributor to increasing costs is the use of newer, more expensive medications," said lead author Caleb Alexander, MD, MS, assistant professor of medicine at ...
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
There are at least 5 things wrong with this Balance Testing offering for seniors that I (and presumably many other doctors) received in my mail this week. Perhaps you can think of more:What is this thing? Balance is a big problem for seniors. A patient might think this is a ...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
The cost of diabetes medications in the U.S. increased by 87% to $12.5 billion in 2007 from $6.7 billion in 2001, according to a study published> Diabetes Symptoms and CareCaleb Alexander, a co-author of the study and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, said, "There's been ...
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Almost 100,000 older people have benefitted so far from a pound 60 million scheme to keep them in their homes and out of hospital and residential care, according to a report published today by Care Services Minister Phil Hope.Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPPs) was launched in 2007 with the ...
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Health Minister Edwina Hart has today unveiled new guidelines that form part of a delivery strategy for the management of adults with diabetes in Wales.Almost 5% of the population in Wales are known to have diabetes and it is estimated there are about 50,000 people with diabetes who remain undiagnosed.Read ...
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
When trying to observe both the secreted factors and the lineage of certain immune cells, immunologists face what they call their own version of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: an observed immune cell is a perturbed immune cell.Now, in a proof-of-principle study, scientists have been able to take a much closer ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today welcomed an announcement by the U.K.'s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommending the use of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for patients with chronic neuropathic pain. In its comprehensive final guidance, NICE confirmed that SCS is both safe and clinically effective in ...
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