The Alzheimeräó»s Association and Pfizer are collaborating to help raise awareness of Alzheimeräó»s disease. Entitled äóìItäó»s Time to Face Alzheimeräó»s,” the effort encourages people to share photos and stories related to their personal experience with the disease in an effort to show the real and varied äóìfacesäó of Alzheimeräó»s.æ The...
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Medicare Rules Too Stringent Courts Find
Federal courts in Pennsylvania and Vermont have ruled that the Obama administration’s Medicare standards are too stringent when it comes to deciding if a patient is eligible for skilled nursing home care or home health. The Federal District Court in Pittsburgh disagreed with Medicare’s decision to terminate coverage of an...
Obesity Accounts for 17% of Medical Costs
A National Bureau of Economic Research study found that obesity actually accounts for 17 percent of all medical costs annually, well up from a previous estimate. Researchers at Cornell University and Lehigh University concluded medical costs are close to $170 billion per year. Understated self-reporting and overly cautious research gathering...
Care.com Caregiving Seminar Series
Care.com is hosting a new, free webinar series focused on the challenges and joys of senior caregiving.æ The first webinar, Passing the Turkey and the Torch | Senior Caregiving and the Holidays will cover the warning signs to look for and helpful tips for having challenging conversations with siblings and...
Mile a Day Keeps Dementia Away
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh discovered a link between walking more and better mental function in old age. The research group began following the physical and cognitive activities of 300 older adults, with an average age of 78, in 1989.After charting the group’s walking habits for nine years, each...
Have an Extra Quarter Million – You’ll Need It to Cover HC Costs in Retirement
The nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has released new figures on what retirees need to have in their nest egg in order to fund their health care costs assuming they retire at 65. Men retiring in 2010 will need anywhere from $65,000-$109,000 in savings to cover health insurance premiums...
Alzheimer’s Association Introduces TrialMatch
Every 70 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer’s. In 2050, experts project there will be nearly one million new cases annually. The Alzheimer’s Association has developed TrialMatch, a confidential interactive tool that provides comprehensive clinical trial information and an individualized trial-matching service for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias....
Prevention Screens – Are They Really Free?
According to a report by Minnesota Public Radio healthcare screenings may not be free for all people come January 1. That is when Medicare will begin covering these tests 100 percent. But the experts say, for other plans, there are myriad exceptions. æ There are exemptions under the new law...
Telethon to Support Alzheimer’s Research
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is having what is billed as the first-ever telethon for this disease. Al Roker of The Today Show hosts this event, which airs December 4.A laundry list of celebrities affected by loved ones with the disease are lined up to speak and entertain. Healthcare professionals...
Telethon to Support Alzheimeräó»s Research
The Alzheimeräó»s Foundation of America is having what is billed as the first-ever telethon for this disease. Al Roker of The Today Show hosts this event, which airs December 4.A laundry list of celebrities affected by loved ones with the disease are lined up to speak and entertain. Healthcare professionals...