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DON’T FORGET TO CARE FOR THE CAREGIVER - Tuesday, May 15, 2012The typical family caregiver is a college-educated, married and employed 49-year-old woman who juggles several important duties – and as a consequence of these selfless efforts to care for others, she is compromising her own health. The San Diego Union-Tribune
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CLOCK TICKING WITH NEW PLAN TO FIGHT ALZHEIMER'S - Tuesday, May 15, 2012The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer's Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease. The Associated Press
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LONELINESS CAN PLAGUE THE ELDERLY - Monday, May 14, 2012For aging Californians, loneliness can be a hidden health plague. HealthyCal.org
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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS AS DRUG RULE CHANGES - Friday, May 11, 2012A shift by the federal government in how it pays for drugs to treat dialysis patients may have had an unintended and potentially dire consequence – a significant jump in blood transfusions for patients who now may not be getting enough of the medications. The New York Times
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FREE N95 RESPIRATORS NOW AVAILABLE - Friday, May 11, 2012A unique public-private partnership with CAHF, the California Department of Public Health and Medline Industries is making free respirators available to all skilled-nursing facilities in the state – in the event of a public health emergency. Learn more
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