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Geriatrician Care Guards Against Risk of Inappropriate Meds
FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans taking prescription medications face a lower risk for being given an inappropriate drug or dosage if they receive care from a geriatrician, new research reveals. The finding is based on a large, national review of mostly male veterans who sought care at VA facilities across the United States. The analysis indicates that roughly one in four vets were inappropriately prescribed medications, while those few who had visited with a geriatrician in the past year had reduced exposure to such critical mistakes. "Geriatric care seems to help protect patients who are receiving prescription medications," said study author Mary Jo V. Pugh, a research health scientist with the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, and an assistant professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
CitySmart Magazine Hires Kay Renz Public Relations to Introduce More Readers to Its Savvy Style and Comprehensive ...
Kay Renz Public Relations has been hired by CitySmart Magazine, South Florida's fastest growing lifestyle magazine, to introduce more readers to its savvy editorial content and artistic design elements. CitySmart Magazine, a five-year old publication, is the creation of publisher Brigitte Baroukh, who has recently expanded and redesigned the magazine to include a diverse array of comprehensive and entertaining articles. Baroukh's mission is to make CitySmart the premiere magazine among readers who want the latest information on health, business, travel, fashion, beauty, cuisine, entertainment, technology and more. .
Sen. Mel Martinez wants to double Medicare fraud penalties
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez on Tuesday trumpeted his proposal to stiffen criminal and civil penalties for people who abuse the nation's health-care system, bringing his message to South Florida, the nation's worst haven for Medicare fraud. ''In Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties we probably have three of the busiest counties in fraud in the United States by a large measure,'' the Florida Republican told reporters at Miami Dade College. He said the federal government estimates about $60 billion in Medicare fraud claims a year, including about $12 billion in Florida. ''Four million Floridians and 47 million Americans that are uninsured could all be amply insured if we just took the fraud out of the Medicare system,'' he said. Martinez, who also met with U.S.
YDH Leads Country's Training For Bowel Cancer Surgeons, UK
YDH (Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) has been named as one of a handful of centres in England who will lead the way in providing training for the country's keyhole (laparoscopic) surgeons for patients with bowel cancer. The South West Laparoscopic Colorectal Consortium (SWLCC) will be managed at YDH and includes surgeons from across the region.
This is an initiative led and funded by the Department of Health, who have decided to develop the consortiums because until now there was no structured, uniform training strategy for this complex, and relatively new procedure. Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is a minimally-invasive method used to resect the bowel in cancer patients. The aim of the consortiums is to ensure the highest possible quality of patient care across the country.
Doctors' wheezy answer: Cut mold
Asthma specialists want the city to crack down on mold and other housing code violations that are triggers for the disease. Forty doctors wrote to Mayor Bloomberg, Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden and Housing Commissioner Shaun Donovan asking for stricter enforcement of mold removal. They also want pest infestations reclassified from "hazardous" to "immediately hazardous." They say housing code violations for mold, which contributes to asthma, have doubled in the past two years. "The vast majority of our asthma patients - at least 80% - live in apartments rife with asthma triggers," said Dr. Bob Morrow of Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. Hospitalization rates for kids in "Asthma Alley" - North Brooklyn, East Harlem and the South Bronx - are more than 10 times higher than the rest of the city, the doctors say.
Five Students Pursue Research Careers with Gilliam Fellowships
Silvia Caballero, Shoa Clarke, Alejandra Figueroa-Clarevega, Daniel Gilmer, and Betty Mbom are not your average twenty-somethings. Their paths through life have already taken them to Africa and Central and South America; to disaster relief efforts, clinics, and leading research labs. They have helped create support networks for minority students, studied tropical diseases at the Pan-American Health Organization, and investigated how HIV suppresses the immune system. Along the way, they have each developed a common passion: a desire to improve their world through science. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected these five young scientists as recipients of this year's Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study. The competitive fellowships, offered to outstanding students from groups underrepresented in the sciences or from disadvantaged backgrounds, provide full support for up to five years of study toward a Ph.D.
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