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Today's Opinions: Pawlenty's Order Against The Health Overhaul, Repealing The Health Law And More About Health Care Costs	9/2/2010 6:00 AM
Pawlenty's Order Pure Politicking The Bemidji (Minn.) Pioneer The move can be explained in no other way than in being a totally partisan decision, intended to shore up his conservatism in what will be a 2012 battle of who is more conservative to wear the Republican mantle for president (9/1)...
Employers From Nearly Every Sector Of Economy Applying For Health Overhaul's Early Retiree Subsidies	9/2/2010 5:00 AM
Seven states that are suing the federal government to throw out the health overhaul are also preparing to take subsidies that will help them afford medical costs for retirees, The Associated Press reports. "An administration official said Tuesday seven states suing the federal government are among 16 already approved for subsidies to help with the health care costs of early retirees...
Medicare Smoking Prevention Program Could Lower Costs	9/2/2010 5:00 AM
The Fiscal Times: A Medicare program that has agreed to pay for counseling for seniors who smoke but are not yet sick could help the program, and America's health system, lower costs. "Smoking costs the U.S. economy $97 billion annually in lost productivity, in addition to the $96 billion a year in direct health care costs, according to [the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services]...
Age UK Response To The National Hip Fracture Database Report	9/2/2010 5:00 AM
In response to the 'National Hip Fracture Database National Report 2010', Michelle Mitchell, charity director at Age UK, said: "Falls represent the most frequent and serious type of accident in the over 65s...
NHS Confederation Comments On Age UK Report On Malnutrition Among Elderly Hospital Patients	9/2/2010 2:00 AM
Commenting on the report from Age UK claiming that one in three nurses would not trust the NHS to care for an elderly relative, deputy policy director Jo Webber said the NHS has made huge strides on nutrition but more still remains to be done...
Surgery To Repair Torn Shoulder Muscles In The Elderly Can Reduce Pain And Improve Function	9/2/2010 2:00 AM
Repairing torn shoulder muscles in elderly patients is often discouraged because of fears of complications. But a new study conducted at Rush University Medical Center has shown that minimally invasive, or arthroscopic, surgery can significantly improve pain and function...
Group Health Study Reveals That People Want To Be Asked Before Sharing Genetic Data	9/2/2010 1:00 AM
People want to be informed and asked for consent before deciding whether to let researchers share their genetic information in a federal database. This is according to a team of investigators at Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington (UW). The team's report, called "Glad You Asked," is in the September 2010 Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics...
Brain Exercises May Slow Cognitive Decline Initially, But Speed Up Dementia Later	9/2/2010 1:00 AM
New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up dementia later in old age. The research is published in the September 1, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology...
Mental Stimulation Delays The Decline In Thinking Skills, But May Accelerate Dementia Later On	9/1/2010 5:00 PM
Mentally stimulating activities that challenge and engage the brain, such as crossword puzzles, reading, or listening to the radio may help slow down cognitive decline - the gradual deterioration of thinking skills - but may encourage the acceleration of dementia later on during old age, says a report in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Study author, Robert S...
Moderate Coffee Consumption Improves Aortic Distensibility In Hypertensive Elderly Individuals	9/1/2010 3:00 AM
A detailed study conducted by a team from the University of Athens on the Aegean island of Ikaria has demonstrated that moderate consumption of coffee by hypertensive elderly individuals can lead to improvements in aortic distensibility...

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