The gene mutation that explains asymptomatic COVID-19 … New discovery sheds light on familial Parkinson’s disease … Parkinson’s can go incognito more than a decade before symptoms
Diabetes, pollution and alcohol are biggest risk factors for dementia, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Apr 01, 2024
Diabetes, air pollution and alcohol consumption were found to be top risk factors for dementia, according to a UK study.
Genes play larger role than habits in longevity for centenarians, study says
Aug 04, 2011
Genes may be more likely to increase longevity than diet, exercise, smoking and drinking, new research suggests.
Painkiller slows memory loss
By
Oct 01, 2016
A common painkiller associated with menstrual cramps could be a tool to reversing memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s disease, researchers assert.
CMS delays short-cycle dispensing rule
By
James M. Berklan
May 02, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is delaying the implementation of its controversial short-cycle dispensing rule. The one-year postponement pushes the implementation date to Jan. 1, 2013.
AccentCare acquired
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 22, 2019
Advent International announced it will acquire post-acute healthcare company AccentCare Inc. from private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners.
I couldn’t live without…McKesson Mobile Manager
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 04, 2012
Prior to adopting McKesson’s Mobile Manager, Bob Lassen, the clinical director of pharmacies for Five Star Senior
Living, says he and other pharmacists at the company never really knew what to expect...
Low-income seniors to receive assistance with prescription drug costs
Jun 09, 2010
Millions of Medicare beneficiaries with limited income will soon receive some ╥Extra Help╙ when it comes to the cost of Part D prescription drugs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced...
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AARP: Drug price increase in 2006 exceeds rate of inflation
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 08, 2007
Last year – for the sixth year in a row – manufactures’ prices for brand name drugs rose at twice the rate of inflation, according to a new report from AARP.