Long Term Care/ltc News Headlines

• Newspapers Address Issues Related To Long-Term Care Insurance
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
  
• NYT Examines 'Gray Market' For In-Home Long-Term Care Aides
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Fact Sheets Examine Medicare, Long-Term Care Spending; Medicaid; Long-Term Spending Data
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
  
• 34% Of Elderly U.S. Residents Using Long-Term Care Insurance Claim Coverage For In-Home Care, According To Study
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• New Options (and Risks) in Home Care for Elderly
  New York Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:04 EST
  
• Dallas Morning News Looks At 46,000 Texans On Waiting List For Home-based Alternative In Medicaid
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Long Term Results Confirm The Survival Benefit Of Taxotere®-based Treatment In Patients With Metastatic Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• CMS Proposes Increase In Medicare Reimbursements For Long-Term Care Hospitals
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Tamoxifen Yields Long-term Reduction In Breast Cancer Risk
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• AHCA/NCAL Backs Smith-Lincoln Bill To Help Americans Plan Their Retirement Needs
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Long Term Care Providers Criticize Administration Budget, USA
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Tamoxifen Yields Long-term Reduction In Breast Cancer Risk
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Pooling Resources Best Choice For Future Long-Term Care, Op-Ed States
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Long-Term, Strenuous Exercise May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
  MedicineNet - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Long-term Marijuana Smoking Leads To Respiratory Complaints
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Long-Term Clinical Outcome After Postchemotherapy Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection In Men With Residual Teratoma
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Educational Campaign Encourages Baby Boomers To Invest In Long-Term Care
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Long-Term Marijuana Smoking Leads To Respiratory Complaints
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Ill treatment may be as traumatic as torture
  MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:56 EST
  
• Lawmakers, Advocates Discuss Likely Effects Of Some FY 2008 Budget Proposal Provisions
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• New Long-term Data Published In Journal Of Clinical Oncology Support That Femara® Is More Effective Than Tamoxifen
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Drug 'cuts long-term cancer risk'
  BBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:08 EST
  
• Epidural Steroid Injections Limited In Treating Back Pain, New Guideline Finds
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• New Study Probes Phantom-Limb Pain Relief
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Elderly Married Couples Don't Let Nursing Homes Keep Them Apart
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• American Academy Of Dermatology: High-Tech Acne Treatments Light The Way For Future Long-Term Solution To Common Skin Condition
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• New York Counties File Lawsuit Against HHS To Prevent Funding Cuts Under Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Bil
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease In The Long-Term Care Setting
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Mental And Physical Torture Do The Same Psychological Harm Say Researchers
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Stressing and Acting Out
  ABC News - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:24 EST
  
• Veterans Coalition Forms Commission To Seek Advice On Long-Term Plan For Health Care
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Lung Cancer Risk Reduced In Female Textile Workers Exposed To Endotoxin
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Measles-mumps-rubella, Chicken Pox Vaccines Work For Preemies
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Articles In The New England Journal Of Medicine Confirm On-Label, Long-Term Safety And Efficacy Of The CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Breast Cancer Survivors Experience Long-term Heart Disease Risk From Radiotherapy
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Exercise Reduces Risk Of Developing Invasive Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Exercise Reduces Risk Of Developing Invasive Breast Cancer, USC-Led Study Suggests
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• How The Spinal Cord Controls The Speed Of Movement
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
  
• New AIDS drugs offer hope for long-term patients
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:47 EST
  
• Slow-release Morphine Reduces Level Of Intractable Cough
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Arsenic Compound Effective In Treating Rare Leukemia
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Fast And Slow: How The Spinal Cord Controls The Speed Of Movement
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Prostate Brachytherapy Causes Fewer Side Effects Than Surgery
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• No-Cost, In-Home Care For Elderly Provided By Family Members Amounts To An Estimated $306B Annually
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
  
• Prostate Brachytherapy Causes Fewer Side Effects Than Surgery
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Women Exercising For Five Or More Hours Per Week Experienced Greater Decrease In Risk Of Breast Cancer Compared To Less Active Women
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Long-term back-pill use linked to abuse
  The Earth Times - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:13 EST
  
• The Metabolic Response To Colitis Varies Depending Upon Whether Inflammation Is Chronic Or Acute
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Kaiser Permanente Launches Long-Term Project To Collect Genetic Data On Members
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Fast And Slow: How The Spinal Cord Controls The Speed Of Movement
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Former FDA Commissioners Suggest Changes For Agency
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
  
• Personality Traits Tracked To Learn More About Alcoholism
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Chronic Disease Management Quality Improvement Efforts Yield Better Care Delivery
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Study Confirms That Significant Insulin Dose Errors Can Result When Blood Glucose Meters Are Miscoded
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• HHS Secretary Leavitt Proposes Creating Local Health Care Collaborative To Provide Cost, Quality Reports Of Health Care Providers
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Child's trauma may affect parents' health
  Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:16 EST
  
• Study Confirms That Significant Insulin Dose Errors Can Result When Blood Glucose Meters Are Miscoded
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Distress may persist after waking during surgery
  Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:24 EST
  
• Cigna Official Calls For Focus On Transparency, Preventive Care
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Slow-Release Morphine Reduces Level Of Intractable Cough
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Conference To Focus On Women's Lung Health
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Access To Dental Care Remains Challenging For Low-Income People
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Big Gap In Income Between Primary Care Docs And Specialty Docs Endangers U.S. Health Care
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Biosensors At The Bedside: New Testing Device Could Revolutionize Health Care
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• HHS Launches New Web Site Promoting Long-Term Care Planning Launched, USA
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
  
• Chinese children die due to lack of medical care
  Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:08 EST
  
• Long-term Narcotics Use For Back Pain May Be Ineffective And Lead To Abuse
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• New Supercomputer Brings Unique Opportunities For Swedish Brain Research
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• WP: Soldiers share troubling health care stories
  MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:41 EST
  
• Long-Term Safety Data Show The LAP-BAND(R) Adjustable Gastric Banding System Results In Fewer Complications Compared To Gastric Bypass
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Long-Term Narcotics Use For Back Pain May Be Ineffective And Lead To Abuse
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Surgeons Develop Simpler Way To Cure Atrial Fibrillation
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Updated Guidelines Advise Focusing On Women's Lifetime Heart Risk
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Bush to form panel to review wounded soldiers' care
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:35 EST
  
• Bush to form panel to review wounded soldiers' care
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:21 EST
  
• Health-Care Workers Exposed To HIV On Job Need Preventive Treatment
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Taxotere® (docetaxel) Significantly Improves The Survival Of Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Mass. Health Care Plan Moving Forward
  Washington Post - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:49 EST
  
• Health Care Lobby Is Served Bagels and a Scolding From the Governor
  New York Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:05 EST
  
• Long-Term Durability Of Plicator Procedure Demonstrated By Study
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• The Empire Zone: Firing Off Another Round Over Health Care Budget Cuts
  New York Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:58 EST
  
• Researchers Track Personality Traits To Learn More About Alcoholism
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Insights Into Osteosarcoma In Cats And Dogs May Improve Palliative Care
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• New Blood Thinner Studied For Patients With Leg And Lung Clots
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Plastics In Common Household Items May Cause Fertility Defects
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Delays And Lack Of Communication To Primary Care Physicians Common After Hospital Discharge
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Automakers' Health Care Costs To Exceed Savings From Concessions
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
  
• New York Gov. Spitzer Defends Proposed Health Care Cuts In TV Ad
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Sense And Sensibility In Short-Term Memory
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Plastics In Common Household Items May Cause Fertility Defects
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Psychological Needs Of Military Personnel And Their Families Are Not Being Met, Reports APA Task Force
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• New England States Work To Develop Universal Health Care Systems
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
  
• Advocates Should Focus On Long-Term Strategy To Fight HIV/AIDS, Global Fund Director Feachem Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Most Health Care Providers In Los Angeles County Do Not Offer HIV Tests To Latinos, Study Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Connecticut Lawmakers Propose Universal Health Insurance Plan
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Report Examines Use Of Health Care Funds By States Affected By Hurricane Katrina; Study Examines Chronic Disease Management;
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Fetal cocaine exposure tied to behavior problems
  Reuters - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:58 EST
  
• Fourteen stone child 'risks care'
  BBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:03 EST
  
• Steroid Shots for Back Pain Don't Work
  WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Goodyear To Increase Health Care Costs For Nonunion Employees, Retirees
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:00 EST