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PRWeb: Medical Geriatrics http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Medical Geriatrics from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv2.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com Ecumen Senior Housing Development Completed with Opening of New Memory Care Apartments in Apple Valley, Minnesota http://www.prweb.com/releases/senior/housingdevelopment/prweb2621814.htm Ecumen has expanded senior housing options in Apple Valley Minnesota. (PRWeb Jul 10, 2009)

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]]> Long-Term Care Financing Must Be Part of Health Care Reform http://www.prweb.com/releases/long-term-care/Ecumen/prweb2616294.htm Long-term care financing reform must be included in health care reform. Most Americans are not insured for long-term care, which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. This article is written by Kathryn Roberts, president and CEO, Ecumen, the most innovative leader of senior housing and services, empowering individuals to live richer and fuller lives. Kathryn also serves on the board of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> GoldenAgeMedical.Com Announces National TV Campaign http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2608524.htm Online retailer, GoldenAgeMedical.Com is pleased to announce a new national TV ad campaign that will be running across multiple networks and across a broad spectrum of timeslots, including early evening primetime. (PRWeb Jul 6, 2009)

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]]> Aging Institute May Die Before its Time, Due To Economic Conditions Yet Washington Based Non-Profit Organization Forges Ahead with Scheduled Landmark Conference http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2610944.htm In the face of the most difficult economic times in 20 years, the much-anticipated first Think Tank Summit and Town Forum, hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Aging and Geriatric Medicine, on The Healthcare Challenges & Opportunities for America's Aging Population, scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2009, from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm at the George Washington University's Marvin Betts Center Auditorium, may not occur as planned. (PRWeb Jul 6, 2009)

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]]> US Medical Supplies Launches New Selection of Bath Lifts http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2607234.htm www.usmedicalsupplies.com has expanded their selection of bath lifts to include new brands and models. They have also reduced the price on several popular models. (PRWeb Jul 5, 2009)

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]]> New Relief for Reynaud's sufferers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2605914.htm HeatBands™ utilize the body's natural heat to improve circulation for those who suffer from cold hands arising from conditions such as Raynauds, Scleroderma and Arthritis (PRWeb Jul 4, 2009)

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]]> Victorian Home Care Celebrates 30 Years of Service in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2598044.htm Victorian Home Care, a leading provider of in-home personal caregiver services in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties in California, is celebrating 30 years of service to the region's families. (PRWeb Jul 6, 2009)

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]]> National Geriatric Home Health Care Quality Program Offers New Tools and Discussion Forums Through an Expanded Web Site http://www.prweb.com/releases/home_care/champ_program/prweb2594754.htm June 30 expansion of CHAMP Program web site includes new online community features, best practices, resources, and tools (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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]]> This Summer, EyeCare America and Celebrity Chefs Want You to Feast Your Eyes on Eye Healthy Foods http://www.prweb.com/releases/celebrity_chefs/healthy_recipes/prweb2598254.htm National Non-profit Says That Healthy Eating Habits and a Free Eye Exam May Delay Age-related Macular Degeneration (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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]]> Senior Care Podcast By LivHOME Releases Episode 15 -- The Myth Of Independence http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2590864.htm New podcast episode features LivHOME Chief Professional Officer Steve Barlam discussing seniors' desire for independence, which actually, he says, is a need for interdependence. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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]]> Global Spinal Surgery Market to Exceed $11.5 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2534474.htm GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Spinal Surgery market. The world market for spinal surgery is projected to exceed $11.5 billion by the year 2015. This is primarily driven by a rapid rise in the number of patients suffering from chronic back pain, aging population, and the introduction of advanced technologies. Additionally, enhanced adoption of new technologies by surgeons and patients also will contribute to the market growth. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2009)

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]]> Flexcerin New Secret Weapon in Battle Against Arthritis http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2586654.htm More people are being diagnosed with arthritis or early signs of the disease at younger ages, prompting an influx of consumers seeking all-natural and non-prescription, proven cures for arthritis such as Flexcerin. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2009)

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]]> New Study Shows that Prebiotics, as Used by Jackson GI Medical, Increases Lifespan by 33% http://www.prweb.com/releases/Prebiotin_Study/Cholesterol_Weight/prweb2576274.htm In a revolutionary healthcare finding, a peer-reviewed clinical study published in the British Journal of Nutrition (a Cambridge University Journal), clearly shows that Prebiotics reduce cholesterol and triglycerides, control body weight, and increase lifespan by 33%. (PRWeb Jun 25, 2009)

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]]> Book Celebrates Life of Controversial 'Death and Dying' Icon http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2556124.htm "Tea with Elisabeth" features 51 revealing, soul-stirring and sometimes humorous essays by colleagues, celebrities and friends who shared the life of the late Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, shedding light on the colorful, human side of the international icon who became known only as the "Death and Dying Lady." (PRWeb Jun 23, 2009)

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]]> Urodynamics Equipment and Disposables Market to Reach $170 Million by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts http://www.prweb.com/releases/urodynamics_equipment/urodynamics_disposables/prweb2534634.htm GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Urodynamics Equipment and Disposables market. World Urodynamics Equipment and Disposables market is projected to reach $170 million by the year 2015 primarily driven by soaring cases of urological disorders, prevalence of large and untapped market, and expanding network of testing centers. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2009)

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]]> Unique Facility Designed for the Comfort of Hospice Patients and Their Families http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2555104.htm VNA's Hospice of Philadelphia Opens Free-Standing Inpatient Unit. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2009)

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]]> The Nursing Home Complaint Center Intends To Team Up With Personal Injury Law Firms To Stop Nursing Home Abuse & Medicare Fraud In Each State http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2559124.htm The Nursing Home Abuse Center wants to assist personal injury law firms go after nursing homes, for elder abuse, and wrongful death in every state, by teaming up with established personal injury law firms that have a passion about elder abuse issues, in their specific state. The Nursing Home Complaint Center also wants to work with law firm that also have an interest in Medicare-Medicaid fraud, Class actions, and employee wage and hour issues. According to the group, "We want to team up with larger personal injury law firms in specific cities, where we know nursing home abuse, Medicare or Medicaid fraud, and employee wage, and hour issues are wide spread, to stop these types of practices." Personal Injury Law Firms, class action law firms, or employment law firms that might have an interest in this are welcome to call the group at 866-714-6466, or visit their web site at Http://NursingHomeComplaintCenter.com. (PRWeb Jun 22, 2009)

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]]> Do You Know What's In Your Vitamins and Dietary Supplements? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2556564.htm Look for the "USP Verified" Mark When Shopping for Supplements (PRWeb Jun 22, 2009)

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]]> Global Security Intelligence Awarded Contract for Long Lasting Memories Project http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2553654.htm Global Security Intelligence (http://www.globalseci.com) was awarded a contract as part of a consortium which is integrating and delivering an innovative and robust service solution for the management of cognitive and physical health for the elderly. The 11-member consortium will pilot the Long Lasting Memories (LLM) solution in five European countries (Austria, France, Greece, Spain, UK). (PRWeb Jun 20, 2009)

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]]> Global Security Intelligence Awarded Contract for Long Lasting Memories Project http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2553764.htm Global Security Intelligence was awarded a contract as part of a consortium which is integrating and delivering an innovative and robust service solution for the management of cognitive and physical health for the elderly. The 11-member consortium will pilot the Long Lasting Memories (LLM) solution in five European countries (Austria, France, Greece, Spain, UK). (PRWeb Jun 20, 2009)

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]]> Moving a Senior Into Your House? Make Sure Home Isn't a Parent Trap http://www.prweb.com/releases/aging-parents/home-instead-senior-care/prweb2552334.htm The increasing number of seniors now living under the same roof with at least one other generation is more than just political news. According to a recent survey conducted for the international caregiving company Home Instead Senior Care, 43 percent of adult caregivers in the U.S. ages 35 to 62 live with the parent, stepparent or older relative for whom they or someone else in their household provides care. (PRWeb Jun 19, 2009)

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]]> New B-SURE® Pads Are The Ideal Alternative Product To Use For Mild Fecal Incontinence - Small, Discrete, Absorbent - Order Online At www.birchwoodmedical.com http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2547184.htm Now there's an alternative product to deal with mild fecal incontinence instead of bulky pads or diapers. The innovative product is B-SURE® Anal Leakage Pads. These pads have a unique shape so they fit in place without tape, pins or other fastening devices. Soft, smooth and lint free, once in place these B-SURE Pads absorb and help prevent embarrassing fecal leakage. (PRWeb Jun 19, 2009)

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]]> IVANS Hit Experts Available To Discuss the Dept. of HHS Recommendation Of “Meaningful Use” and How Potential Tighter Standards Will Impact the Provider Community http://www.prweb.com/releases/IVANS/Meaningful_Use/prweb2546824.htm MEDIA ALERT: IVANS, Inc. has been regularly engaging its healthcare provider customers in discussions about healthcare reform, the importance of Medicare to their business and the steps providers should take in implementing technology to address short and long-term healthcare objectives. (PRWeb Jun 18, 2009)

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]]> Innovative Voice and Swallowing Center Opens in Orange County http://www.prweb.com/releases/Hoag/Voice_Swallowing_Center/prweb2547264.htm Hoag Hospital announces the grand opening of Hoag Voice and Swallowing Center, the most comprehensive program in Orange County. Hoag Voice and Swallowing Center provides the complete spectrum of multidisciplinary care located within the new Hoag Health Center-Newport Beach. (PRWeb Jun 18, 2009)

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]]> Seniors for Living Launches National Campaign with Sunrise Senior Living http://www.prweb.com/releases/seniors-for-living/sunrise-senior-living/prweb2534294.htm Partnership aims to connect Sunrise with more seniors throughout the U.S. and Canada. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2009)

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]]> Online Store Offers Affordable Digital Hearing Aids For Baby Boomers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2436414.htm MyHearPod.com provides digital hearing aids for a reduced price by allowing the customer to service and clean the hearing aids themselves. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2009)

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]]> New Facebook App From Vidsense Attracts Mature Video Snackers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2525074.htm Vidsense - The Video Snack Network - launches My Video Snack Bar, a new Facebook application designed to entertain older Facebook members. (PRWeb Jun 15, 2009)

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]]> Survey Results Show Long-Term Care Providers Wary about Healthcare Reform http://www.prweb.com/releases/IVANS/Long-Term_Care_Survey/prweb2525054.htm Budget Concerns, Understaffing and Lack of Established Best Practices and Clarity in the Stimulus Bill Cited by Providers as Barriers to Short-Term Success (PRWeb Jun 12, 2009)

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]]> New Web-Based Medication Management Service Can Help Save Healthcare Dollars http://www.prweb.com/releases/NexDose/Medication_Reminder/prweb2511414.htm Poor adherence to medication regimens costs taxpayers $ Billions of each year. NexDose® announces launch of its new IT solution for improved adherence. (PRWeb Jun 10, 2009)

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]]> Are You at Risk for Alzheimer's? Marbles: The Brain Store Offers Free Online Brain Health Barometer http://www.prweb.com/releases/brainhealth/brainfitness/prweb2515724.htm Marbles: The Brain Store today announced the launch of a free, online risk assessment barometer designed to help identify personal risk factors for developing Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive impairments such as dementia. The tool requires you to answer a few questions about your medical history, your family's medical history, and your lifestyle, providing a tailored report including your risks and prevention strategy. The Brain Health Barometer takes about five minutes to complete and can be accessed online at: http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/assessment.html. (PRWeb Jun 10, 2009)

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]]> HealthCore Invites Community-based Practitioners to Participate in "Real-world" Research Network, IRN Responds to Demand for Post-Approval Comparative Effectiveness Studies http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2513274.htm Physicians will get the opportunity to influence comparative effectiveness research and broad medical practice through participation in the Integrated Research Network, a collaborative research community, which HealthCore, Inc. is launching this summer. (PRWeb Jun 10, 2009)

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]]> 2010 Medicare Part D Defined Standard Benefit Parameters Online at Q1Medicare.com http://www.prweb.com/releases/Q1Medicare_com_2010/Defined_Standard_Benefit/prweb2507334.htm Q1Medicare.com now has the final 2010 Medicare Part D Defined Standard Benefit parameters online highlighting how the Medicare Part D plans have changed over the past several years. The final 2010 Part D Defined Standard Benefit parameters increased slightly from the preliminary figures released by CMS in late-February. Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in a 2010 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan modeled after the CMS Defined Standard Benefit can expect a 4.66% increase in their 2010 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan parameters such as their initial deductible and Donut Hole limits. Q1Medicare.com (http://www.q1medicare.com/PartD-The-2010-Medicare-Part-D-Outlook.php) has also updated their 2010 PDP-Planner to help the Medicare community better understand how these 2010 changes will affect next year's prescription drug spending. (PRWeb Jun 9, 2009)

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]]> The Nursing Home Complaint Center Wants To Team Up With Personal Injury Law Firms To Stop Nursing Home Abuse & Medicare Fraud http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2507104.htm The Nursing Home Abuse Center intends to go after nursing homes, that abuse their patients, and wants to assist law firms that also have an interest in Medicare-Medicaid fraud, Class actions, and employee wage and hour issues. According to the group, "we want to align ourselves with larger personal injury law firms in specific cities, where we know nursing home abuse, Medicare or Medicaid fraud, and employee wage, and hour issues are wide spread, to stop these types of practices.." Personal Injury Law Firms, class action law firms, or employment law firms that might have an interest in this are welcome to call the group at 866-714-6466, or visit their web site at Http://NursingHomeComplaintCenter.Com. (PRWeb Jun 8, 2009)

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]]> New Immune Approach for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease http://www.prweb.com/releases/etanercept/alzheimers/prweb2507234.htm New hope for a much needed new approach for tackling Alzheimer's disease will be discussed in detail this week at a new medical conference in Philadelphia. At the inaugural Targeting Alzheimer's with Novel Therapeutics conference, to be held as part of the 8th annual World Pharmaceutical Congress, Edward Tobinick MD, Director of the Institute for Neurological Research, a private medical group, inc. in Los Angeles, will present the latest data on a revolutionary new immune approach for treatment of Alzheimer's disease. (PRWeb Jun 8, 2009)

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]]> Care.Com Helps Families Find Last-Minute Care Options With Care-On-Call http://www.prweb.com/releases/babysitter/nanny/prweb2507254.htm Today Care.com, the premier source of trustworthy care options for families, announced a new way for its members to connect to caregivers at the last minute -- Care-on-Call. (PRWeb Jun 8, 2009)

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]]> Medicare-PartD.com has Moved to Q1Medicare.com http://www.prweb.com/releases/Medicare-PartD_com_is_now/Q1Medicare_com/prweb2505914.htm Medicare-PartD.com, one of the largest private sources of Medicare Part D prescription drug plan information has expanded and moved to Q1Medicare.com (http://www.Q1Medicare.com). All of the original content, links and bookmarks from Medicare-PartD.com will function as before so past users can quickly navigate their way to Q1Medicare.com. The new Q1Medicare.com site will continue to offer in-depth information on the Medicare prescription drug program, while also expanding into other areas of Medicare coverage, as well as providing information on general health and wellness. (PRWeb Jun 6, 2009)

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]]> Practitioners Urge Congress to Rethink Healthcare http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2501524.htm Florida Geriatric Care Manager Amy Seigel, RN,CCM,CRRN Testifies on Need for Coordinated Health and Elder Care (PRWeb Jun 6, 2009)

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]]> Healthcare Professionals Receiving Free Industry Consulting on New Web Site and Podcast at Clintcast.com http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2499684.htm Healthcare professionals benefit as a new web site offers free tips and trends from world-renowned healthcare expert Clint Maun. The site features daily podcasts, articles, news, social interaction and more to foster compassionate quality, cost reduction and continual improvement in healthcare. (PRWeb Jun 6, 2009)

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]]> Marbles: The Brain Store Opens New Location in Chicago, Introduces World's First Bike that Trains Body and Brain http://www.prweb.com/releases/marbles-the-brainstore/bike-brain-training/prweb2501434.htm Marbles: The Brain Store, today announced the new Skokie store opening mid-June will introduce the brain-health industry's latest: The NeuroActive Bike, the world's first exerciser that combines cardio workouts with brain workouts. Powered by Brain Center America's (BCA) patent-pending NeuroActive Program, this one-of-a-kind "brain gym" consists of a recumbent stationary bike coupled with an interactive brain training program displayed on an all-in-one PC screen designed to make brain training fun, easy and effective for people of all ages. (PRWeb Jun 5, 2009)

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]]> New CareMinds.com Helps Elder Care Providers To Connect With Families & Caregivers Via Free Listings, Leads & Content Sharing http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2491004.htm Unique Concept Lets Providers Claim & Add to Their Listings, Respond to Consumer Reviews in Largest Online Database of Assisted Living & Skilled Nursing Facilities, Medical & Non-Medical Home Care, Hospice Care & Geriatric Care Managers (PRWeb Jun 4, 2009)

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