Dr Pamela Peek - Articles
Study of 3,000 hospitals shows little benefit from EMRs
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Shahid N. Shah
This week The New York Times reported in Little Benefit Seen, So Far, in Electronic Patient Records that:The nation is set to begin an ambitious program, backed by $19 billion in government incentives, to accelerate the adoption of computerized patient records in doctors’ offices and hospitals, replacing ink and paper. There is wide agreement ...
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Early Signs of Dementia are Hard to Detect (Alzheimer's)
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Bob DeMarco
Looking back, there is little doubt in my mind I should have realized my mother was suffering from dementia sooner. Unfortunately, I didn't have the proper education, information, or frame of reference.Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading Room Editor Most people tend to ignore the early signs of Alzheimer's disease and dementia believing they are simpl ...
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Aricept Out, Namenda In, Dimebon Next?
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Bob DeMarco
Bye Bye Aricept -- Is Dimebon in our future..... I took my mother off Aricept yesterday. She continues on Namenda. After two months my mother will be eligible for the Dimebon clinical trial that interests us. I had her tested yesterday, so I know where we stand. She has experienced a slow steady decline over the last three years. We are getting c ...
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Worried About Alzheimer's Disease ?
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Bob DeMarco
Regardless of age, you should be worried about Alzheimer's disease.....Worried About Alzheimer's? You Should Be Regardless of age, you should be worried about Alzheimer's disease. A Harris Interactive poll showed that 100 million Americans are touched by Alzheimer's. The same poll showed that more than 33 million Americans are worried about getting ...
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Health Headlines - November 22
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Meredy
U.S. Military Studying PTSD Risk FactorsU.S. military researchers are trying to identify genetic and other factors that may help single out soldiers most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.A better understanding of underlying contributing causes might help reduce the incidence of PTSD and improve treatment."Right now, we can't ...
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Beuteyko Breathing Technique
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Methods of Healing
The Beuteyko Breathing Technique is an innovative approach to improving health in the realm of alternative and complementary medicine. The Beuteyko Breathing Association offers excellent information about this approach as well as its founder, Dr Konstantin Buteyko, a Russian physician.The approach is specific to individuals who have breathing probl ...
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Substance dependence and bipolar
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journey2balance
In many instances, these two things seem to go hand in hand. I have posted previously that this was an element that helped the Dr. narrow down my spouse’s diagnosis.I am often interested in reading as much as I can on this topic. And so of course, I want to share it with you all as well.According to the most recent literature on substance abu ...
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yep
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Dr. Johanna Marie McShane
Laura's right, and Tiger I'm sure you are perfect. You know my little 6 year old friend (who, btw, has his own definition of the perfect chocolate chip cookie- one that entails mostly "the more the better")? He's a regular little guy with his own personality- passionate as can be, head-strong, loves math and lego, doesn't love writing low ...
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Genistein (Soy Isoflavone) & Prostate Cancer
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Robert W.
Health Report: Genistein (Soy Isoflavone) & Prostate Cancer "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers..." By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated: 11/22/2009The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recomm ...
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