The Global Impact of Health IT – #HITsm Chat Topic
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 11/30 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Vanessa Carter (@_FaceSA) on the topic of “The Global Impact of Health IT”.
Global health pandemics like antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance are among the most critical issues to tackle and in future will require robust, harmonious data surveillance systems along with mass co-operation between the animal, human and environmental health sectors across every country [1]. This is known as One Health [2]. WHO initiatives like GLASS (Global Antimicrob...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 27, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: #HITsm Healthcare Healthcare AI HealthCare IT #HITsm Topics Antibiotic Resistance GLASS Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System Global Health One Health Vanessa Carter Source Type: blogs
What ’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia?
In a nutshell, dementia is a symptom, and Alzheimer's disease is the cause of the symptom. When someone is told they have dementia, it means that they have significant memory problems as well as other cognitive difficulties, and that these problems are severe enough to get in the way of daily living.....Dementia presents as a group of symptoms, and Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia.When someone is told they have Alzheimer's or dementia,it means they have significant memory problems as well as other cognitive and behavioral issues.Most of the time dementia is caused by Alzheimer's disease.By Bob DeMar...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 20, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: Alzheimer's Dementia Alzheimer's disease alzheimer's vs dementia symptoms the difference between alzheimer's and dementia Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 19th 2018
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - November 18, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Klotho Shields the Brain from the Peripheral Immune System, but Declines with Age
Klotho is one of a number of well-known longevity-associated genes. The amount of klotho observed in tissues declines steadily with advancing age. Interventions that increase levels of klotho have been shown to slow measures of aging to some degree in animal studies. Beyond life span, klotho is also strongly associated with cognitive function. More klotho is better in this case as well. Artificially raised levels of klotho might one day be used as a form of enhancement therapy, capable of improving cognitive function even in younger people.
In the research noted here, scientists uncover one of the mechanisms linking...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 14, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Dementia Patients Face Needless Transitions in Last 90 Days of Life
This study finds such transitions are not consistent with goals of providing dying patients with comfort.By Alzheimer's Reading RoomA study in theNew England Journal of Medicine reports thatnearly one in five nursing home residents with advanced dementia experiences burdensome transitions in the last 90 days of life.This includes moving to a different facility in the last three days of life or repeat hospitalizations for expected complications of dementia in the last 90 days of life."Ultimately, all of these problems are signs of care gone awry.The best care for a patient with advanced cognitive impairment near the end of ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 10, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: aging alzheimers care alzheimers information dementia elder care health medical science nursing home palliative care Source Type: blogs
My Hospice Care Experience
Hospice care is designed to bring the highest quality of life to persons that are living with a serious illness, and are often close to death.Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomThere is a common notion thatHospice helps people die. I don't see it that way.Both of my parents, Frank and Dotty, died at home in their bedroom with the assistance of Hospice by the Sea, Boca Raton, Florida.Hospice did not help my parents to die,they helped them live to the very end of their life with dignity and compassion.Hospice accomplishes their mission of palliative care with a coordinated team of healthcare professionals.Hospice palliative ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 8, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's alzheimer's awareness alzheimer's care alzheimer's dying dementia care elder care family caregiving help alzheimer' s help with dementia care Hospice Care palliative care senior care Source Type: blogs
Artificial intelligence predicts Alzheimer's
ConclusionBy using fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET of the brain, a deep learning algorithm developed for early prediction of Alzheimer disease achieved 82% specificity at 100% sensitivity, an average of 75.8 months prior to the final diagnosis.Alzheimer's Clock Draw Test -- Detect the Signs of Alzheimer's EarlyCan An Undetected Urinary Tract Infection Can Kill an Alzheimer's PatientAlzheimer's Care Using the Brain to Create HappinessLearn More from Our Award Winning Knowledge Base - Topics PagesMy mom has dementia and is meanHow do you talk and communicate effectively with a dementia patientHow to live with someone who ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 7, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimers alzheimers research Artificial intelligence brain brain imaging health improve diagnosis predict alzheimer science Source Type: blogs
3 Questions Every Alzheimer ’s Caregiver Should Ask About Palliative Care
We described palliative care as “aggressive symptom management for maximum quality of life at the present time.”The goal is to treat and remove, or reduce, symptoms that are bothering the person who is deeply forgetful. Symptoms such as pain, or problems like urinary tract infections, are handled in ways that make sense to the person living inAlzheimer ’s World.Learn More -Alzheimer ’s WorldIn the beginning of the journey, when the person is only a little forgetful, diseases and health problems are managed so that the body and mind continue to support each otherFOR MAXIMUM QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE NOW.How to Get Answ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 18, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimers care alzheimers caregiving dementia help for caregivers end of life care family caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia care memory care facility nursing home palliative care Source Type: blogs
More water, fewer UTIs?
This study sought to provide direct evidence of the benefits of drinking extra fluids.
What did the study tell us?
The study participants were 140 premenopausal women who experienced three or more episodes of cystitis in one year and reported that they drank less than 1.5 liters of fluids daily, which is about 6 1/3 cups. The average amount participants drank daily was a bit over a liter (1.1 liters, or about 4 1/2 cups).
The women were randomized to one of two groups. Every day, one group drank their usual amount of fluids plus an additional 1.5 liters of water. The control group drank just their usual amount of fluids. T...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Huma Farid, MD Tags: Health Kidney and urinary tract Prevention Sex Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Having a Urinary Tract Infection During Pregnancy
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is quite common in women. If you are pregnant, your risk for developing a UTI is increased starting at week 6 through week 24. A UTI, also called a bladder infection, is bacterial inflammation in the urinary tract; which is due to the changes in the urinary tract during pregnancy. As the uterus grows, its weight can start to block the drainage of urine from the bladder, causing an infection.
An untreated UTI can lead to a kidney infection which can cause early labor and low birth weight. Fortunately, UTI’s during pregnancy can be safely treated. Below are a few common symptoms. See the c...
Source: Cord Blood News - October 1, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Dementia Care, Are You Trying to Convince Someone with Alzheimer's?
I finally learned how to convince a person living with dementia to do what you want them to do.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomAfter readingCommunicating in Alzheimer's World -- our reader Judy commented:So this may work well with the eating, but how about with the going home or someone is stealing from them or trying to hurt them?As anAlzheimer's caregiver it is helpfulto understand that many of the problems you see and are experiencing each day are also being experienced by other Alzheimer's caregivers. There are a lot of common problems.Not wanting to take ashower.Urinary incontinence. Getting up in themiddle of n...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - August 21, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's alzheimer's caregiver resources Alzheimer's family alzheimer's story alzheimers care Alzheimers Dementia care of dementia patients help alzheimer's help with dementia care Source Type: blogs
Are You Trying to Convince Someone with Alzheimer's?
I finally learned how to convince a person living with dementia to do what you want them to do.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomAfter readingCommunicating in Alzheimer's World -- our reader Judy commented:So this may work well with the eating, but how about with the going home or someone is stealing from them or trying to hurt them?As anAlzheimer's caregiver it is helpfulto understand that many of the problems you see andare experiencing each day are also being experienced by other Alzheimer's caregivers.There are a lot of common problems.Not wanting to take ashower.Urinary tract infection. Getting up in themiddle of ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - August 21, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's alzheimer's caregiver resources Alzheimer's family alzheimer's story alzheimers care Alzheimers Dementia care of dementia patients help alzheimer's help with dementia care Source Type: blogs
Why People Living with Dementia Want to Go Home (Podcast, Caregiving)
When my mother who lived with Alzheimer's first started saying - I want to move back to south Philadelphia I really couldn't understand why?By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomShe had not live in Philadelphia since the1940s; and, had been living in south Florida for more than30 years.Saying I want to go home, to a place from the past, is a common occurrence among people living with dementia. Most caregivers hear this over and over and have problems dealing this this issue.It took a while but I finally figured out why andwhat to do it about it.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:Listen NowIf you would pref...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - August 18, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's Alzheimer's family alzheimers care Alzheimers Dementia care of dementia patients caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia care podcast Source Type: blogs
Pacemaker for the brain shows promise in slowing rate of decline in Alzheimer ’s Patients
The pilot study of Alzheimer's patients found that deep brain stimulation targeting frontal brain regions can reduce the overall performance decline typically seen in people with mild Alzheimer ’ disease.ByAlzheimer's Reading RoomWhile most treatments for Alzheimer ’s disease focus on improving memory, researchers atThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center conducted a studyaimed at slowing the decline of problem solving and decision-making skills in these patients.Thin electrical wires were surgically implanted into the frontal lobes of the brains of patients with Alzheimer ’s disease to determine if using a b...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - August 16, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Help Alzheimer's
Do you need help with Alzheimer's caregiving or caring for a dementia patient?By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomOur labels pages make it easier for you to find the information you need as acaregiver to solve problems; or,how to better understand a person living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia.Here are a few examples of articles that might be of help to you. You can find the link to the labels page below number 10.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:1.Can a Dementia Patient Remember an Act of Kindness?Kindness is a behavior marked by a pleasant disposition, and real concern for (an)other. Kindness is a...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - August 9, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's Alzheimer's family alzheimers care Alzheimers Dementia care of dementia patients caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia care Source Type: blogs
