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Business People - May 27
West Virginia University Hospitals-East MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Dr. Babak Barmar, board-certified nephrologist, recently joined the medical staffs at West Virginia University Hospitals-East’s City Hospital and Jefferson Memorial Hospital....
Tags: Real Estate, Real Estate Sellers, Internal Medicine, West Virginia University, University of Pittsburgh
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Business People - June 3
Craig, Friedly, Potter and Moore Insurance Agency WAYNESBORO, Pa. — After 45 years in insurance, Karole Devlin retired at the end of April from Craig, Friedly, Potter and Moore Insurance Agency in Waynesboro. Devlin began her insurance career in...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Teaching and Learning, Microsoft Corporation, Frederick County (Maryland), West Virginia University
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California woman dies after nurse refuses to do CPR
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A nurse's refusal to give CPR to a dying 87-year-old woman at a California independent living home despite desperate pleas from a 911 dispatcher has prompted outrage and spawned a criminal investigation. The harrowing 7-...
Tags: Long Term Care, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Health Procedures, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Medical Specialization
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Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a...
Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Alzheimer's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Elizabeth II, Cleveland Clinic
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Short quiz could identify at-risk dialysis patients
Nephrologists are only too familiar with dialysis patients challenged by disabilities and myriad health issues. But a recent study by Johns Hopkins University found that a simple quiz to determine how well dialysis patients perform daily living tasks...
Tags: Peripheral Vascular Disease, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Researchers find 10 best technologies for older drivers
Move over teens, old people need their technology too. With plenty of attention being paid by safety groups, government agencies and automakers to curbing distracted driving by teens while bringing to autos the technologies that appeal to youths, it's...
Tags: Passenger Cars, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Porsche, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Services and Shopping
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Best technologies for older drivers
Move over teens, old people need their technology too. With plenty of attention being paid by safety groups, government agencies and automakers to curbing distracted driving by teens while bringing to autos the technologies that appeal to youths, it's...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Passenger Cars, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Services and Shopping
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David A. Peterson dies at 75; directed USC school of gerontology
David A. Peterson, a pioneer in the field of gerontology education and a longtime professor and director of USC's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, has died. He was 75. Peterson died Oct. 4 of advanced Parkinson's disease at a nursing facility in...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Adult Education, Western Michigan University, University of Michigan, Culture
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More older adults developing prescription drug dependency
Whether accurate or not, most people have a mental picture of what a drug abuser might look like —that image is rarely their grandma or grandpa. According to research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the percentage of Americans age...Tags: Chemical Industry, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance
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As India's old ways change, senior-care homes are on the rise
TRIVANDRUM, India — R. Padmanathan Nair sits on a plastic chair in the entryway of the Heritage senior home talking about the fellow residents who treat him like family, which is helpful seeing as his own rarely visits. His wife tried to abscond...
Tags: India, Mumbai (India), Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Aromatherapy
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Pollution can put minds in a fog
Those unpleasant air pollutants that can cause breathing problems and heart and blood vessel troubles could pose an additional health risk, according to a recent study on the cognitive effects of air pollution. Researchers recently found that older women...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Northwestern University, Air Pollution, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Research
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Why is it a struggle to help seniors with health care?
If you've ever talked to an aging parent or friend about their health care and heard comments such as I can live with it, it's not that bad, it ain't broke don't fix it, or all I do is go to doctor appointments, it can be frustrating and even...Tags: Heart Attack, Stroke, Hearing Impairment, Health, Physical Conditions
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