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E-health Enables More Personalized Medicine; Group Fights For Digital Patient Rights
Tonia Odom, a 35-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis, a sick father and a young son, each of whom has multiple health problems, has found some relief to the problems of managing her families" array of illnesses in at a Duke University clinic that"s a model of the "medical home" approach to medicine, the New York Times reports. "As President Obama and Congress try to create a national system that provides better care for more people at lower cost, you are likely to hear a lot more about this idea. The term, coined by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1967, is admittedly confusing. It does not mean a return to house calls. Nor need it apply only to people with complex health problems like those of the Odom family."
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New Tool May Help With Early Detection Of Deadly Pancreatic Cancer
A new diagnostic tool developed by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists has shown promising results when used with patients of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer due to the difficulty of diagnosing it in its early stages. The method, which studies carbohydrate structures in the bloodstream, could lead to the development of blood tests that can detect cancer more effectively.
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Men More Likely To Die From Cancer Than Women In UK
Men are 40 per cent more likely to die of cancer than women, and 16 per cent more likely to get it in the first place, said a report released Monday
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Martinez: Fixing Long-Term Care, Starting With The Census

U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) introduced an effort aimed at updating the U.S. Census" current function questions to better improve our nation"s long-term care services and support systems. By replacing a small portion of the survey with standardized function questions used by medical providers, the Disability Data Modernization Act will provide more accurately collected data used for planning the future health care needs of elderly and disabled Americans. "The need for quality long-term care is exceedingly on the rise - it is vital we act now," said Martinez, lead Republican on the Senate"s Special Committee on Aging. "In its current form, the U.S. Census is not meeting its legislative purpose. By changing a small number of questions, we can better plan for a coordinated, comprehensive, and compassionate system of long-term care which will allow each and every one of us to live out our lives with dignity and independence." This act will require the U.S. Census to restructure the American Community Survey, and any alternate or subsequent form of disability data gathering instrument by using: the Katz Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Index - ADLs are activities essential for self care, such as ability to bathe, dress, use the toilet, etc., and, the Lawton-Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), which are activities essential to function in the home and community, such as being able to shop, telephone, prepare food, use transportation or take medications among other abilities. ADLs and IADLs are two of the most widely accepted and used indices of function by hospitals, researchers, federal agencies and Long-Term Care facilities for 40 years. Recently, the Census changed their data collection process to now gather data on the whole population in a rolling month to month basis over 10 years using the American Community Survey. However, they have not changed their question content on disability since 1970. Special Committe on Aging, U.S. Senate


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