Mediterranean-style Diet May Protect Aging Brains from Damage

According to Health Day, a study by Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas at Columbia University Medical Center shows that eating a Mediterranean-style diet — one rich in olive oil, whole grains, fish and fruit — may protect aging brains from damage linked to cognitive problems. The study involved 712 men and women...

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Alzheimer’s Conferene for Professionals

Professionals may have an interest in the NIH’s “Preventing Alzheimer‰Ûªs Disease and Cognitive Decline” conference, April 26-28, 2010 in Bethesda, MD. The purpose of the conference is to evaluate the available scientific information on Alzheimer‰Ûªs disease. Discussion topics include: What factors are associated with the reduction of risk of Alzheimer‰Ûª...

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March 23 was Diabetes Alert Day – Information You Can Use

With my goofy travel schedule I missed publishing this but the information is still relevant. March 23rd was Diabetes Alert Day and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is promoting increased awareness of the diabetes-related preventive services covered by Medicare. Medicare provides coverage of the following diabetes-related services...

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Long Term Care Insurance May Be Within Reach

Some 10 million Americans currently require long-term care according to the American Association for Long-Term Care insurance with annual expenditures exceeding $200 billion. Experts expect the number of individuals needing care will grow significantly in the next decade as the 76 million baby boomers begin to turn 65. To educate...

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Half of All Nurses Want Out!

An AMN Healthcare survey reports that half of all nurses say they plan to make a career change over the next three years. Of the 1,399 respondents to 44% say they will probably change the course of their careers to something less demanding between now and 2013. A total 28%...

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Virginia Passes National Healthcare Nullifiaction Law

As the federal debate heats up over healthcare, states are slowly taking matters in their own hands with legislation that in affect goes against current healthcare reform proposals. Virginia became the first state to enact legislation to prevent its residents from being mandated to purchase health insurance or participate in...

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Blog a Tree Today!

I have to admit this caught my attention. A German firm contacted me about their initiative to raise awareness of the carbon emissions resulting from the use of the internet – specifically of blogs. A blog with 15,000 visits a month they say has yearly carbon dioxide emissions of 8lb....

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