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Rita Ude on
February 21, 2012
Approximately 46 percent of adults are health illiterate, meaning they find it difficult to read, comprehend and use health information. Patients' misunderstanding of health information and treatment decisions is estimated to cost the U.S. $73 billion.
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Rita Ude on
February 14, 2012
During the next 30 years, the number of Americans over the age of 65 and the proportion of those individuals over 85 are expected to double, impacting the economy, employment, healthcare and social services.
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Rita Ude on
February 10, 2012
Right at Home is celebrating Valentine's Day by offering a free online care assessment.
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Rita Ude on
February 07, 2012
Are you a member of the sandwich generation? If you are raising children while caring for your elderly parents, you definitely are. Read the suggestions on how to protect yourself and your family.
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kcarlson on
February 02, 2012
If your loved one begins talking about his own death, try to just listen and be open to a range of feelings
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Rita Ude on
January 31, 2012
A new federal program called the Independence at Home Demonstration will test the effectiveness of providing healthcare to thousands of chronically ill Medicare patients in their own homes, allowing them to remain there instead of potentially entering long-term care facilities.
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kcarlson on
January 27, 2012
New research suggests emotion persists after cognition deteriorates.
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Rita Ude on
January 24, 2012
Scientists are discovering anti-aging breakthroughs in the cells of certain animals to help determine how to slow aging in humans.
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Rita Ude on
January 17, 2012
Medications help prevent and treat illness and disease, but increasingly among seniors, certain medications are causing adverse drug reactions.
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Rita Ude on
January 10, 2012
For many people, “winter blues” is not just a case of doldrums but a type of depression called seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This mood condition typically occurs annually in late fall or early winter with the change in daylight saving time and the advent of earlier sunsets.
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