Saturday, 31. October 2009
Physician-researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) received a nearly $16 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to fund the development of a stem cell-based treatment for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among the elderly. Mark Humayun, M.D., Ph.D.
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Saturday, 31. October 2009
The Elders Living at Home Program (ELAHP) at Boston Medical Center has received a three-year, $864,400 Aging in Place Grant from the Administration on Aging (AoA). The grant will be used to develop, implement and evaluate an intervention to support formerly homeless elders who have already transitioned to housing but need support to maintain it. ELAHP was one of 14 recipients nationwide to receive this grant from the AoA’s new Community Innovations for Aging in Place Initiative.
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Saturday, 31. October 2009
A statewide effort to improve care for patients with diabetes across Mississippi, particularly for patients considered to be “medically underserved ,” is being announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The initiative is called the Mississippi Health First Collaborative.
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Saturday, 31. October 2009
In the news release, Illinois Takes Decisive Step Towards Health Insurance Reform, issued Oct. 30, 2009 by AARP Illinois over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the fifth paragraph, second bullet was incorrect. It should have read:…
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Saturday, 31. October 2009
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – An Ontario woman from the Niagara Falls area has died after contracting H1N1, following an outbreak in the region, marking the province’s third confirmed death from the flu in a little over a week.
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Saturday, 31. October 2009
OTTAWA – Health Canada is getting tough with patients who use government-certified medical marijuana, demanding full payment in advance before shipping the weed.
The move, effective Nov.
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Saturday, 31. October 2009
BEIJING – China’s Health Ministry says two more people have died of swine flu on the mainland, bringing its death toll to six.
The ministry said late Friday that China had reported 2,972 confirmed cases of H1N1 virus in 48 hours ending Friday afternoon.
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Friday, 30. October 2009
- Calls on Congress to Address Long Term Care in Health Care Reform -
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Friday, 30. October 2009
Over 250,000 Older Illinoisans Will be Able to Afford Prescription Drugs
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Friday, 30. October 2009
Washington DC’s Kenneth Barnes, Sr., Honored as 2009 Purpose Prize Fellow for Innovation, Extraordinary Contribution in Encore Career
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