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Investing in Quality of Care Reduces Costs
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[20/08/2012] University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers have found that medical group practices can reduce costs for patients with diabetes by investing in improved quality of care.Investing in Quality of Care Reduces Costs - Read more
Coach Could Be Key in Helping Stroke Patients
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[13/08/2012] When a stroke patient is discharged from the hospital, they often must cope with a new disability or lack of function, so changes in their medications or a new dosing prescription can be particularly confusing.Coach Could Be Key in Helping Stroke Patients - Read more
Palliative Care Intervention Improves Patients' Quality of Life
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[13/08/2012] Recent studies have shown that palliative care interventions aimed at addressing patients' emotional, spiritual and social needs have a significant impact on cancer patients' quality of life and may even improve cancer patients' overall survival.Palliative Care Intervention Improves Patients' Quality of Life - Read more
“Exergames” Not Perfect, but Can Lead to More Exercise
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[10/08/2012] Active video games (AVGs), also known as "exergames", are not the perfect solution to the nation's sedentary ways, but they can play a role in getting some people to be more active. Researchers say that most of the AVGs provide only "light-to-moderate" intensity physical activity.“Exergames” Not Perfect, but Can Lead to More Exercise - Read more
Women with Diabetes Experience Sexual Dissatisfaction
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[08/08/2012] Women with diabetes are just as likely to be interested in, and engage in, sexual activity as non-diabetic women, but they are much more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction, according to a study of University of California, San Francisco.Women with Diabetes Experience Sexual Dissatisfaction - Read more
Elderly with Diabetes Benefit Long from Interventions
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[06/08/2012] Middle-aged and older adults with diabetes showed substantial survival rates in a new University of Michigan Health System study of retirees. Survival rates were strong even for adults living in nursing homes or who have multiple health issues like dementia and disabilities that make self-managed care for diabetes difficult.Elderly with Diabetes Benefit Long from Interventions - Read more
Yoga Improves Motor Function After Stroke
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[01/08/2012] Group yoga can improve motor function and balance in stroke survivors, even if they do not begin yoga until six months or more after the stroke, according to "Post-Stroke Balance Improves With Yoga: A Pilot Study."Yoga Improves Motor Function After Stroke - Read more
Lower Vitamin D Could Increase Risk of Dying Older Adults
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[30/07/2012] A new study concludes that among older adults – especially those who are frail – low levels of vitamin D can mean a much greater risk of death.Lower Vitamin D Could Increase Risk of Dying Older Adults - Read more
Microneedles to Target Therapeutics to the Back of the Eye
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[25/07/2012] Thanks to tiny microneedles, eye doctors may soon have a better way to treat diseases such as macular degeneration that affect tissues in the back of the eye. That could be important as the population ages and develops more eye-related illnesses.Microneedles to Target Therapeutics to the Back of the Eye - Read more
A Good Night's Sleep of a Nursing Home
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[23/07/2012] Tired? Scientists have discovered another possible benefit of a night of restful and uninterrupted sleep. According to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health fragmented or interrupted sleep could predict future placement in a nursing home or assisted living facility.A Good Night's Sleep of a Nursing Home - Read more
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