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Thursday, August, 28, 2008

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Cleaning up the System to Afford Care for Chronic Conditions

Without a doubt, the evolution of health services in the U.S. is being impacted significantly today by the continuing rise in chronic illnesses. According to the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (1996), chronic conditions are believed to account for three out of every four deaths in this country. They have completely displaced infectious diseases... Read moreChevron

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Medicare Coverage of Catheters

A little noticed policy change was announced in May 2008 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC that could positively impact the safety and quality of care for millions with chronic diseases and conditions.   Medicare, formerly covering the cost of only four... Read moreChevron

The Benefit of Vitamin D in Fall Prevention

I'm still trying to find remedies to prevent falls. Did I tell you why? Really? My father died from a fall. A fall he took in the bathroom trying to make it to the toilet in the middle of the night. The victim of nocturia. On a cold, tile floor. His death certificate read "severe head trauma," but the culprit was nocturia, or waking in the... Read moreChevron

Nocturia: Incontinence and Sleepless Nights

Getting up every night to use the toilet? Often more than once? Waking once or more during the night to urinate is referred to as nocturia. As we get older, we seem to get up more frequently.   Some causes are gender specific. For example, nocturia in men is often linked to an enlarged prostate that blocks the flow of urine from the... Read moreChevron

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