Antibiotics for advanced dementia patients questioned
Feb 27, 2008
Nearly half of advanced-dementia residents in nursing homes receive antibiotics during the last two weeks of life, but it remains unclear whether such treatment helps, authors of a new study say. Pain...
Tech toys
Jan 30, 2008
The nation’s top lawmakers are learning more about new monitoring, personal health record and brain fitness technologies for seniors during a special briefing and demonstration today.Senators from...
Pain-relief patch available
Jan 30, 2008
Alpharma has announced the availability of the Fletcor Patch. The adhesive patch delivers medication directly to the pain site, offering a safe and effective alternative to widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
Ask the treatment expert
Oct 01, 2007
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute