In 2009, unpaid Alzheimer’s caregivers provided 12.5 billion hours of unpaid care, this healthcare service contribution to the country is estimated to be worth $144 billion….. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures 2010 5.3 million people have Alzheimer’s disease. See Sobering Statistics about Alzheimer’s Disease…
The 2010 Sleep in America poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. It is the first poll to examine sleep among these four ethnic groups. NSF’s Sleep in America poll found that more…
A certificate program on polysomnography will soon be offered to interesting students as the GateWay Community College unveils an 8 month program which will help students monitor and analyze patients with sleep disorders. The program will accept 20 students per session and is limited to graduates of accredited respiratory care…
Google announces an addition to Google Labs - the Public Data Explorer. The purpose of the new tool, Google says on the new lab’s page, “The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate.
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Trophos, the pharmaceutical company specialising in therapies for orphan diseases including ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), announces, on behalf of the MitoTarget consortium, the launch of MitoTarget Online. The multilingual web-based resource aims to be the first point of call for all of those affected by ALS.
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…..Or you can do nothing. This is the equivalent of going into your wallet, taking all the money out of your bill fold, and flushing the money down the toilet….. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room Problems with medical billing errors drive me crazy. Not our bills, but the medical…
Jenna Elfman is now mom-to-two! The Accidentally on Purpose actress and husband Bodhi Elfman welcomed a second son, Easton Quinn Monroe Elfman, at 7:53 a.m. on Tuesday (March 2) in Los Angeles, Jenna announced on Twitter Friday. Her rep confirms the happy news to People, adding that Easton weighed in…
Most parents believe that vaccines protect their children against disease, but one in four think some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, and nearly one in eight have refused at least one recommended vaccine, a new study has found. The vaccine most likely to have been rejected by parents was…
This March, Integrative Nutrition is teaming up with Wellness in the Schools , in honor of National Nutrition Month. For every student who embarks on a new career path at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in March, we’ll donate $100 to Wellness in the Schools. Wellness in the Schools is…
Babies born between April and July are more likely to have a certain heart defect, doctors reported on Monday, and they believe a common infection such as strep throat may play a role. The condition, called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, affects the entire left side of the heart and usually…