Studies find chronic illness could increase dementia risk in the impaired
By
John Hall
Feb 24, 2015
British researchers say they have found a conclusive link between dementia and certain existing chronic illnesses in the cognitively impaired, a finding that lends more credible evidence associating co-morbidities...
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Jan 28, 2015
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Diabetes growth to drive wound market
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2014
A rise in diabetes and obesity will drive the increase in the wound care market over the next four years, a research group asserts.
NKF launches interactive nutrition portal
Oct 14, 2014
The National Kidney Foundation has debuted My Food Coach, an interactive nutrition panel meant to allow people to easily manage nutritional requirements.
Glooko introduces Bluetooth-enabled platform
Oct 07, 2014
Glooko Inc. has launched Glooko MeterSync Blue, which lets diabetes patients use Bluetooth to connect any of more than 30 popular blood glucose meters to the Glooko platform on Android or Apple devices.
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Sep 25, 2014
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FDA approves weight management drug
Sep 16, 2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Contrave as a treatment for chronic weight management. Contrave is a combination of two FDA-approved drugs, naltrexone and bupropion, in an extended-release...
Glucose meters gain FDA approval
By
John O'Connor
Sep 03, 2014
Florida-based Nipro Diagnostics has earned marketing clearance for its True Metrix Self-Monitoring glucometer and TRUE METRIX PRO Professional Monitoring blood glucose system.
Oral health’s integral role in long-term care quality
By
Brant Herman
Aug 13, 2014
While easy and relatively quick actions can reduce the severity of oral health issues developing over time, they are some of the most challenging activities to consistently attend to in many managed care...