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Depression in LTC Often Goes Untreated
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:41 PM EST (Nursezone.com)
Older adults living in LTC are at risk for depression for a number of reasons. Factors include medication side effects, untreated or undertreated pain, and/or medical conditions, such as cardiovascular disease or stroke, which often go hand-in-hand with depression.
Few Americans make end-of-life wishes known
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:33 AM EST (AP)
The health overhaul bill that narrowly passed the House on Saturday includes a provision to nudge more people to confront such choices: It would pay for end-of-life counseling for Medicare patients.
First Forensic Nurses Week Highlights the Problems of Violence
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:21 AM EST (Nursezone.com)
Nov. 9. 2009 - "Violence is a Health Care Problem" is the theme of the first Forensic Nurses Week, taking place November 9-13, 2009. This week, which is expected to become an annual event, was created to honor and celebrate forensic nurses.
Study: New device boosts heart failure survival
Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:25 AM EST
For the first time, a miniature heart pump shows the potential to become a widely used, permanent treatment for many older people with severe heart failure. But can we afford it?
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Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia
Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:16 PM EST
A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.
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Suicides in the downturn raise worries about recession's real cost
Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:31 PM EST (msnbc.com)
ELKHART, Ind.— Coroner John White is presiding over a sad tally in this northern Indiana county, tracking rising numbers of suicides he believes are linked to the lingering recession.
Follow 3 Rules for an Energizing Lunch
Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:23 AM EST (Real Age)
To help ensure your lunch is giving you rock star energy -- instead of weighing you down -- you just have to follow three simple rules.
Treating trauma victims may cause its own trauma
Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:13 AM EST (CNN)
Those who counsel trauma victims -- whether they be psychiatrists, social workers or advocates -- can experience an emotional toll after intensive exposure to patients' stories of horror. Experts call this phenomenon "vicarious trauma."
Your Kids Can't Say No to Candy? Blame It on Their Brains - Yahoo! News
Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:21 PM EST (Yahoo! News)
Children's inability to ignore candy is what also makes them great at discovery and learning per psychological studies and papers...
FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses
Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:52 AM EST (US News & World Report)
The Safe Use Initiative will focus on preventable injuries and deaths caused by "medication errors such as unintentional exposures, misuse, abuse and attempts at self- harm," Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the U.S.
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