]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/senior-health Blog Articles Tagged with 'senior-health' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/924359?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Health 2.0 Video: Dr. David Kibbe's Great American Health 2.0 Motorcycle Tour (16 minutes)According to Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog:Dr. David Kibbe is the senior health IT advisor for the American Academy of Family Physicians who travels the co... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/924359?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:12:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/915811?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health The Pitfalls of Linking Doctors Pay to Performance The program is called pay for performance, P4P for short. Employers and insurers, including Medicare, have started about 100 such initiatives across the country. The general intent is to reward ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/915811?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:37:19 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/912669?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health The following is a reader take by Robin S. Dr. Google, meet Ms. Cyberchondriac. Ms. Cyberchondriac, meet Dr. Google. Just about every physician reading this is nodding his/her head. They know what I m talking about.Just what is a cyberchondria... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/912669?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/907860?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Why are new drug approvals tapering off?For one, there s the industry s research labs, which have produced a leaky pipeline of promising products lately. Janet Woodcock, head of the FDA s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, notes that new ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/907860?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:37:38 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/906047?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health CIDRAP has an excellent summary of a very confusing situation: Indonesian government mum as AP reports H5N1 case href= http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/jun1308indo.html Indonesian government mum as AP reports H5N1 ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/906047?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:07:20 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-observances/903840?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Fitness...a Lifetime Investment! is the theme for this year's senior health and fitness day. Americans are living longer - so save your hard earned dollars. Don't waste them on health care for preventable diseases due to a sedentary lifestyle and o... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-observances/903840?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Tue, 27 May 2008 12:34:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/903249?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Via PR-inside.com: Bangladesh says first human case of H5N1 bird flu has been found. Excerpt:Bangladesh's Health Ministry says the nation's first human case of H5N1 strain of bird flu infection has been detected.A health ministry statement says a chi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/903249?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Thu, 22 May 2008 10:27:41 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/898428?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Via Reuters, a story by Tan Ee Lyn, one of the best flu reporters: Bird flu outbreaks in West Bengal not contained - official Top News Reuters href= http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-33074120080416 Bird flu outbreaks in West Ben... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/898428?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:02:43 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/897949?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health It's Saturday, a gorgeous spring afternoon in Vancouver sunny and warm. H5N1 seems to have gone to sleep for the weekend. But The Times of India has posted an article in its Sunday edition: Bird flu virus may have mutated. Excerpt:The highly pathog... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/897949?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:39:36 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/894272?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Via The Jakarta Post, Emmy Fitri writes: More concern over bird flu virus The Jakarta Post href= http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/03/18/more-concern-over-bird-flu-virus.html More concern over bird flu virus. Excerpt (but read the whole art... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/894272?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:18:16 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/890861?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Via The News: Poultry farm sealed in Malir Town. Excerpt:A poultry farm in the Malir area was sealed on Sunday following confirmation of presence of H5N1 strain of bird flu, officials said. We have sealed the farm and carried out spray there and it... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/890861?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:31:34 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/887522?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Via Narinjara.com: Bird flu found in dead crow near Burmese border. Excerpt:The bird flu virus was detected in a dead crow that had been found in Chittagong, Bangladesh's second largest city, near Burma's western border. Another case of bird flu was ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/887522?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:37:06 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/887208?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Via Reuters: India isolates 26 people as bird flu spreads in Asia Reuters href= http://www.reuters.com/article/europeCrisis/idUSSP110552 India isolates 26 people as bird flu spreads in Asia. Excerpt:India has put 26 people in isolation with bi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/887208?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:25:07 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/880643?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health After all the dismal news out of Pakistan, it's a relief to turn to this story: Vietnam conducts anti-bird flu rehearsal_English_Xinhua href= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/19/content_7279853.htm Vietnam conducts anti-bird flu rehearsal.... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/880643?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:07:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/880182?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health It's official. Doctors are being discriminated against.We're being profiled.By our own AMA.Buffalo (NY) physician Nancy Nielsen of the AMA, worked with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to develop the model to profile doctors.But in a remarkabl... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/880182?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:51:27 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/880162?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Via Xinhuanet: Myanmar stresses effective prevention of human bird flu infection_English_Xinhua href= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/16/content_7258982.htm Myanmar stresses effective prevention of human bird flu infection. Excerpt:A high... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/880162?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:59:13 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/880055?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Via Dawn, a Pakistani newspaper: Five cases of bird flu confirmed. The complete report:The Health Ministry on Friday confirmed that five people had been affected by bird flu, but challenged the veracity of two reported deaths linked to the H5N1 infec... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/880055?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:04:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/877586?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Via Reuters, an IRIN story: Anti-bird flu measures in wake of Saudi outbreak. Excerpt:Most countries in the Middle East, especially those bordering Saudi Arabia, have taken measures to prevent bird flu after an outbreak of the disease there in early... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/877586?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:44:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/852532?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Hospitals are working hard to streamline operations and improve efficiency. What do they get for this? A higher risk of red ink. Way to go fee-for-service! The good news is that Virginia Mason identified ways to streamline and improve care; the ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/852532?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:53:58 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/846508?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Via the New Straits Times Online: href= http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/NewsBreak/20070609162518/Article/index_html Bird flu under control, 10 out of 11 admitted for fever tested negative. Excerpt:The bird flu situation in the coun... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/846508?rsstype=tag&tag=senior-health Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:32:29 -0400