The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), often referred to as “Obamacare,” provides for a sweeping overhaul of the United States’ healthcare system. Although the PPACA constitutes one of the most controversial pieces of legislation enacted in decades, the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law...
Archives: March 2013
What Would Jack Bauer Do?
In the now-infamous case of an independent living facilityÛªs policy on CPR, the simple perception is that a woman was dying and needed CPR. Sound and prudent judgment would have been to perform it, or move out of the way and get someone else to do it. I invite you...
Botox Approved for Overactive Bladder Treatment (VIDEO)
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Botox Approved for Overactive Bladder Treatment
The word is leaking out. Botox may soon be a treatment of choice for urinary incontinence.(Sorry!)The Food and Drug Administration recently approved onabotulinumtoxinA, manufactured under the name Botox by Allergan Inc., as a treatment for overactive bladder, following two clinical trials involving more than 1,100 patients. Study participants whose bladder...
Aspirin Linked to Macular Degeneration (VIDEO)
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Aspirin Linked to Macular Degeneration
Well as someone who take a baby aspirin a day, I sat up and paid attention to this one. Researchers in Australia have found that those who take aspirin regularly may be in danger of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The researchers followed nearly 2,400 study participants for a decade...
April 16 – 6th Annual National Healthcare Decisions Day
April 16 marks the 6th annual National Healthcare Decisions Day. Despite recent gains in public awareness of the need for advance care planning, studies indicate that most Americans have not exercised their right to make decisions about their healthcare in the event that they cannot speak for themselves.åÊ The National...