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New book teaches how to protect hard-earned assets

Baby boomers can learn how to protect their hard-earned assets and guarantee a steady income for the rest of their lives through a new book by Lewis Mandell, PhD, professor emeritus of finance and managerial economics in the University at Buffalo School of Management.

13 Feb 2014

Prestige Care plans to join with Carson Tahoe Health to expand quality senior care services

Prestige Care, Inc., and Prestige Senior Living L.L.C., leaders in exceptional senior living and skilled nursing and rehabilitation care, today announced that they are making plans to join with Carson Tahoe Health to expand quality senior care services and offer comprehensive memory care to Carson City residents and their families. As a first step in the relationship, the organizations will develop a community with 40 units for memory care services on the Carson Tahoe Specialty Medical Center campus. Construction will begin in 2014.

13 Feb 2014

UofL professor named finalist for national award recognizing leadership in long-term care

Patrick J. Murphy Jr., M.D., director of the University of Louisville Home Call Program and professor of geriatrics in the Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, has been named one of six finalists for a national award recognizing leadership in long-term care.

13 Feb 2014

Global Healthcare REIT completes acquisition of Southern Tulsa Healthcare Center

Global Healthcare REIT, Inc. announced today that effective February 7, 2014, it completed the acquisition of its fourth facility.

13 Feb 2014

Optum Labs announces addition of seven new charter partners to improve quality of patient care

Optum Labs, the collaborative research and innovation center founded by Optum and Mayo Clinic, today announced the addition of seven new charter partners committed to improving the quality and value of patient care. The announcement follows the recent addition of AARP as Founding Consumer Advocate Organization of the collaborative.

13 Feb 2014

Hospi receives FDA clearance for Macy Catheter

Hospi Corporation, a privately-held medical device company focused on nurse invented products that optimize patient care, today announced receipt of 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its first product, the Macy Catheter. The Macy Catheter is the only device designed and approved solely for ongoing rectal delivery of medications and liquids.

13 Feb 2014

Researchers identify effective target for human autoimmune disease

Researchers at King's College London have identified a new gene (PIM1), which could be an effective target for innovative treatments and therapies for the human autoimmune disease, psoriasis.

13 Feb 2014

Researchers examine whether spirituality has role to play in prevention of addictions

Spirituality is a central tenet of 12-step recovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. Its value, particularly regarding alcohol addiction, has been recognized by many health care practitioners as well.

13 Feb 2014

Proposal to change Medicare's 'observation status' gains Congressional support

After years of trying, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., says he is optimistic that Congress will change the Medicare policy that has left thousands of patients without coverage for nursing home care after leaving the hospital.

13 Feb 2014

First evidence of link between prenatal vitamin A deficiency and postnatal asthma

A team of Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) investigators led by Wellington V. Cardoso, MD, PhD, has found the first direct evidence of a link between prenatal vitamin A deficiency and postnatal airway hyperresponsiveness, a hallmark of asthma.

13 Feb 2014

Being overweight may cause changes in brain that is crucial to appetite, emotions and memory

Being overweight appears related to reduced levels of a molecule that reflects brain cell health in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory, learning, and emotions, and likely also involved in appetite control, according to a study performed by researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions.

12 Feb 2014

CareView introduces new CareView Connect Patient Monitoring and Communications module

CareView Communications, Inc., an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, announced today the introduction of its new CareView Connect Patient Monitoring and Communications module.

11 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 11, 2014

Today's headlines include detailed coverage of the Obama administration's announcement that it will delay a health law requirement that mid-sized employers provide health insurance to workers while also allowing larger employers more flexibility.

11 Feb 2014

Scientists identify gene linking thickness of grey matter in brain to intelligence

For the first time, scientists at King's College London have identified a gene linking the thickness of the grey matter in the brain to intelligence. The study is published today in Molecular Psychiatry and may help scientists understand biological mechanisms behind some forms of intellectual impairment.

11 Feb 2014

Study on heart attacks identifies potential new treatment target for heart disease

Research led by David Lefer, PhD, Professor and Director of the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, demonstrates for the first time cross-talk between two protective signaling molecules during a heart attack.

11 Feb 2014

MIND program may enable older people with dementia to stay safely in their homes

An 18-month pilot program that brought resources and counselors to elderly Baltimore residents with dementia and other memory disorders significantly increased the length of time they lived successfully at home, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

11 Feb 2014

Women who survive stroke have worse quality of life than men

The good news: More people survive stroke now than 10 years ago due to improved treatment and prevention.

10 Feb 2014

Telephone communication in IBD care helps to identify patients at risk of high-cost medical interventions

A comprehensive analysis of patient telephone records at an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinic revealed that 15 percent of patients account for half of all calls to the clinic. Forty-two percent of frequent-caller patients also were seen in the emergency department or hospitalized within the following year.

10 Feb 2014

Research roundup: Value-based insurance; telemedicine in nursing homes; advance care planning

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

10 Feb 2014

Scientists find a clue as to why muscles weaken with age

Scientists from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have found a clue as to why muscles weaken with age. In a study published Feb. 5 in The Journal of Neuroscience, they report the first evidence that "set points" in the nervous system are not inalterably determined during development but instead can be reset with age. They observed a change in set point that resulted in significantly diminished motor function in aging fruit flies.

9 Feb 2014

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

New book teaches how to protect hard-earned assets

Prestige Care plans to join with Carson Tahoe Health to expand quality senior care services

UofL professor named finalist for national award recognizing leadership in long-term care

Global Healthcare REIT completes acquisition of Southern Tulsa Healthcare Center

Optum Labs announces addition of seven new charter partners to improve quality of patient care

Hospi receives FDA clearance for Macy Catheter

Researchers identify effective target for human autoimmune disease

Researchers examine whether spirituality has role to play in prevention of addictions

Proposal to change Medicare's 'observation status' gains Congressional support

First evidence of link between prenatal vitamin A deficiency and postnatal asthma

Being overweight may cause changes in brain that is crucial to appetite, emotions and memory

CareView introduces new CareView Connect Patient Monitoring and Communications module

First Edition: February 11, 2014

Scientists identify gene linking thickness of grey matter in brain to intelligence

Study on heart attacks identifies potential new treatment target for heart disease

MIND program may enable older people with dementia to stay safely in their homes

Women who survive stroke have worse quality of life than men

Telephone communication in IBD care helps to identify patients at risk of high-cost medical interventions

Research roundup: Value-based insurance; telemedicine in nursing homes; advance care planning

Scientists find a clue as to why muscles weaken with age

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