Falls are the top cause of nonfatal injury in the U.S. Studies find the most common place they occur is in the home. Gayton says because so many falls happen in the home, if you think you may be at risk for a fall, it`s wise to have a in-home assessment done by an occupational therapist. He or she can point out possible hazards to make your home safer.
I was going to say Just Stay Home, but in the last sentence of the story, it is reported that most of these falls happen in the patient’s own home. So go out.
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Dr. Gary D. Kao, accused of mishandling radioactive seed implants, told a Congressional panel on Monday that his patients over all had effective cancer treatment.
“I did not believe our procedures were botched,” said the physician, Dr. Gary D. Kao, who no longer treats patients at the veterans’ hospital or its affiliated hospital run by the University of Pennsylvania. “I’ve always acted in the best interest of the patients.”
No treatment is perfect, but did Dr. Kao do his best? Read this story and tell us what you think. Did someone do something wrong, or is that just medicine?
(Chris Kleponis/Getty Images) Students march during a rally for affordable health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Obama's plan has been facing stiff resistance on Capitol Hill.
President Obama claims most Americans like their current private health insurance plan and should be able to keep it if they want.
Yet over three quarters of the families who were bankrupted by medical problems in 2007 had health insurance when illness struck.
Did those mostly middle-class people realize how vulnerable they were? Before the illness struck, did they think that their plan was good? Would they have wanted to keep it, instead of allowing Congress to set up a system that provides real protection to everyone, even to people who lose their job?
This article updates us as to where the discussion is leading in Washington, D.C., it from a guest blogger, so there may be some opportunities for our many fine writers.
First lady Michelle Obama smiles as she is introduced to make remarks after touring the Unity Health Care Upper Cordozo Health Center in Washington on Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
WASHINGTON -- First lady Michelle Obama visited a community health center Monday to announce the release of $850 million in stimulus grants to help such clinics across the country provide care.
By building on a framework of existing community health clinics, I believe health care reform will reinforce the best parts of our system.
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Jun 30 2009, 02:20 AM
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Robert Gleeman