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  • No link found between dementia, anesthesia among older patients

  • May 6, 2013
  • Incident dementia showed no significant association with the number of procedures requiring general anesthesia among people aged older than 45 years in a...More »
  • Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update
  • India Supreme Court determined to protect nation’s generic manufacturing sector

  • May 3, 2013
  • From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »
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  • Most nonmelanoma skin cancers treated surgically, regardless of life expectancy

  • May 2, 2013
  • Regardless of a patient’s life expectancy, most nonmelanoma skin cancers were treated surgically, according to recent study results.
    “It can be...More »
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  • Social media shows clinical promise in systematic treatment of elderly

  • May 2, 2013
  • Social media participation by elderly people holds promise for systematic application in clinical practice to advance health-related knowledge, overcome...More »
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  • Surgery for dens fractures shows significant functional, quality of life improvement

  • April 26, 2013
  • Patients who underwent surgical treatment for type II dens fractures had significantly improved functional and quality of life results compared to...More »
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  • Modern adult generations show decline in health vs. past generations

  • April 22, 2013
  • Results from a recent cohort study revealed a higher prevalence of overweight, obesity and hypertension in today’s adults compared with those of...More »
  • Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update
  • BLOG: Many analogies, none quite right, emerge during Supreme Court genetic patent oral argument

  • April 19, 2013
  • From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »
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  • Cholecystectomy after ERCP in elderly patients led to longer hospital stays, more complications

  • April 19, 2013
  • Patients aged 80 years and older who underwent cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography had longer hospital stays and were at...More »
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  • Intensive exercise slowed progress of Alzheimer’s disease

  • April 18, 2013
  • An intense group- or home-based exercise program has beneficial effects for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, without increasing the cost of care,...More »
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  • Elevated hair cortisol levels increased CVD, diabetes risk in elderly

  • April 17, 2013
  • Long-term elevated cortisol levels — as measured by scalp hair — were associated with a history of cardiovascular disease among elderly...More »
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  • BLOG: Loose lips sink practices? New financial incentives prod beneficiaries to report suspected Medicare fraud

  • May 17, 2013
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  • April 24, 2013
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  • Extraesophageal Manifestations of GERD

  • Anthony J DiMarino Jr, MD; Sidney Cohen, MD
    2013; ISBN 1-61711-621-1
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  • Alzheimer’s disease risk significantly reduced among older NMSC patients

  • May 17, 2013
  • Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update
  • BLOG: Loose lips sink practices? New financial incentives prod beneficiaries to report suspected Medicare fraud

  • May 17, 2013
  • In the Journals
  • Rapid transfer program improved MI rates in elderly patients

  • May 17, 2013

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