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Increased demand for assisted living creates waiting lists, higher prices for care

Increased demand for assisted living facilities has made waiting lists "increasingly common" and has led to higher prices, the Wall Street Journal reports.

5 Sep 2006

Feeding your baby foods made with real fruits and vegetables early in life key to controlling their waistline as they grow older

Already, years of research has shown that breastfeeding does protect against obesity risk later in life. With that in mind, Lumeng encourages new moms to make their best effort at breastfeeding, and to seek help from their pediatrician or a lactation consultant if they experience any difficulty.

5 Sep 2006

Researchers identify genetic risk for type 1 diabetes

A discovery at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes has identified a genetic risk for type 1 diabetes three to four times higher than previously thought possible.

4 Sep 2006

Effective method of multidimensional work sampling in nursing homes

A study to develop an effective method of multidimensional work sampling (MDWS) in nursing homes has found that, initially, the proportion of time pharmacists spend in non-professional or semi-professional activities compared with professional activities is 3:1.

4 Sep 2006

1918 Spanish flu treatment may also be effective for current avian influenza patients

USU faculty have discovered that a treatment for the Spanish Influenza pandemic may also be effective for current Avian Influenza patients.

4 Sep 2006

Elderly in British hospitals malnourished

If you are elderly and sick in Britain, hospital may not be the best place for you.

30 Aug 2006

Federal report calls for changes in procedures for evacuating nursing home residents during disasters

The emergency evacuation plans of nursing homes located in the Gulf States during four hurricanes within the past year met federal and state regulations but had a number of problems, according to a report issued on Friday by HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson, the New York Times reports.

20 Aug 2006

CMS rejects Georgia plan to raise threshold for exemptions to Medicaid estate recovery rules

CMS has rejected a Georgia law that would have prohibited the state from recovering up to $100,000 of a deceased Medicaid beneficiary's estate to recover costs for nursing home care, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

20 Aug 2006

Antibiotic-resistant MRSA all too common

Researchers in the U.S. say that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA is the most common cause of skin and soft-tissue infections among patients presenting in emergency rooms across the country.

20 Aug 2006

Strokes will cost U.S. $2.2 trillion over the next 45 years

Unless Americans do more to lower their risk of stroke and improve stroke care, the nation will pay $2.2 trillion over the next 45 years to care for people who suffer the most common form of stroke, a new University of Michigan study predicts.

16 Aug 2006

New plan to confront HIV-related health worker shortages

Launch of a coordinated global plan to address a major and often overlooked barrier to preventing and treating HIV/AIDS: the severe shortage of health workers, particularly in developing nations.

15 Aug 2006

Dementia film gets Edinburgh festival screening

A short film about one woman's experience of dementia is being screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival next week (21 and 23 August 2006).

15 Aug 2006

New program tackles HIV prevention among Latino adolescents

An HIV prevention program emphasizing both abstinence and condom use may help decrease risky sexual behavior among Latino adolescents, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

8 Aug 2006

Relationships between spirituality and science in the human brain

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are examining the effectiveness of meditation on early cognitive impairment.

7 Aug 2006

Nurses suffer from work-related low back pain more often than workers in other professions

Nurses offer care and comfort, but they often end up with a pain in the back for their efforts, the results of a new study show.

6 Aug 2006

Smokers who experience significant pain smoke more

Smokers who experience significant pain smoke more cigarettes per day than those who are not regularly in pain, according to a study published by researchers at the University of Kentucky.

3 Aug 2006

New rules for hospital visitors in the UK

A major hospital group in the UK has banned visitors from sitting on patients' beds in hospital in an attempt to curb the spread of the superbug MRSA.

2 Aug 2006

Ice cream illusions: bowls, spoons, and self-served portion sizes

Picking out the perfect bowls and spoons sounds like a concern solely for brides-to-be, but a new study of eating habits suggests that selecting right-sized serving utensils may help dieters avoid unconscious overeating.

26 Jul 2006

Water for wound cleansing

Drinking water could be a simple, cheap and effective way to clean wounds according to a recent study by the University of Western Sydney and Sydney South West Area Health Service.

25 Jul 2006

Eszopiclone significantly improves sleep in elderly people with chronic insomnia

The drug eszopiclone, marketed as Lunesta, significantly improved sleep in elderly people with chronic insomnia, according to a report by W. Vaughn McCall, M.D., M.S., and six colleagues.

25 Jul 2006

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Increased demand for assisted living creates waiting lists, higher prices for care

Feeding your baby foods made with real fruits and vegetables early in life key to controlling their waistline as they grow older

Researchers identify genetic risk for type 1 diabetes

Effective method of multidimensional work sampling in nursing homes

1918 Spanish flu treatment may also be effective for current avian influenza patients

Elderly in British hospitals malnourished

Federal report calls for changes in procedures for evacuating nursing home residents during disasters

CMS rejects Georgia plan to raise threshold for exemptions to Medicaid estate recovery rules

Antibiotic-resistant MRSA all too common

Strokes will cost U.S. $2.2 trillion over the next 45 years

New plan to confront HIV-related health worker shortages

Dementia film gets Edinburgh festival screening

New program tackles HIV prevention among Latino adolescents

Relationships between spirituality and science in the human brain

Nurses suffer from work-related low back pain more often than workers in other professions

Smokers who experience significant pain smoke more

New rules for hospital visitors in the UK

Ice cream illusions: bowls, spoons, and self-served portion sizes

Water for wound cleansing

Eszopiclone significantly improves sleep in elderly people with chronic insomnia

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