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AP Offers Advice On Choosing Medicare Advantage Plans
Consumers can switch from original Medicare plans to Medicare Advantage plans until March 31 and to help them understand the options, The Associated Press offers answers to frequent questions about Medicare Advantage plans. “The average Medicare beneficiary has about 33 Advantage plans to chose from this year. …
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Offers Advice For Treatment Of Heel Pain
Holiday shopping and holiday feasting may make you a prime candidate for a case of plantar fasciitis. Prolonged walking or standing and an increase in body weight are two leading causes of plantar fasciitis, a painful overuse injury affecting the sole of the foot, warns the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS)…
Red Cross Offers Important Tips For Caring For Someone With The Flu
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting that the H1N1 (swine flu) virus has now spread throughout the United States, the American Red Cross has a set of tips for people who are sick or are taking care of someone who has the flu. Flu viruses spread from person-to-person in droplets of coughs or sneezes, and can also spread if a person touches droplets on another person or object and then touches their own mouth or nose before washing their hands.
California Dental Hygienists’ Association Offers H1N1 Flu Prevention Tips For Patients & Oral Health Professionals
In keeping with the global effort to limit the spread of the Swine Flu, the California Dental Hygienists’ Association (CDHA) issued a list today of simple ways patients and oral health professionals can prevent catching and spreading the disease. “It’s critical that the public sees the link between oral health and flu prevention because the H1N1 virus spreads through the respiratory system and mouth,” said CDHA president, Daphne Von Essen.
Seasonal Vaccine Offers Some Protection Against Swine Flu
The 2008-2009 seasonal flu vaccine1 provides some protection against swine flu, particularly the most severe forms of the disease, according to preliminary research published today on BMJ.com. However, the authors emphasise that the results should be considered cautiously “and in no way indicate that seasonal vaccine should replace vaccination against pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009.
Itch-specific Neurons Identified In Mice Offers Hope For Better Treatments
Researchers have discovered that itch-specific neurons exist in mice, and their studies suggest that itch and pain signals are transmitted along different pathways in the spinal cord. The researchers say they can knock out an animal’s itch response without affecting its ability to sense pain.
Medicare Offers Lessons For Possible ‘Public Plan’
As President Barack Obama and some Democratic lawmakers push for a government-run public plan, Medicare is being scrutinized. The New York Times examines Medicare, which provides coverage to more than 45 million elderly and disabled and says: “How closely a new public plan would resemble Medicare is unclear.
Joint Commission Offers Seasonal Flu Immunization Strategies
Seasonal influenza in health care workers is a personal health threat, but also poses a significant risk to the patients in their care. In an effort to help health care organizations improve the rate of health care worker influenza vaccinations, The Joint Commission is releasing a monograph “Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients Through Influenza Vaccination: Strategies from Research and Practice.
NPA Offers Private PGD Opportunity To Members – Seasonal Flu Vaccination
The NPA has launched an exciting new service enabling members to offer seasonal flu vaccinations to customers under a private Patient Group Direction (PGD) that the NPA is facilitating for its members, in line with our objective to provide additional business opportunities. Currently regulators require registration with the Health Care Commission and the involvement of a medical agency before a private PGD service can be set up.
Study Offers First Look At Effects Of Genetic Copy Number Variation On Volatile Anesthetics
A study published in the July issue of Anesthesiology offers perhaps the first estimation of how genomic copy number variation (CNV) can influence anesthetic sensitivity and the magnitude of this influence. CNV is a sometimes naturally occurring halving or doubling of a block of genes in an organism.
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