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Clinical Trials: Depression — Featured Studies, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, a component of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. A list with links to pending clinical trials on depression and its treatments, from the ClinicalTrials.gov . . . → Read More: Clinical Trials: Depression Treatment  A Guide to Mental Wellness in Older Age: Recognizing and Overcoming Depression; Caregiving—The Role of Family Members and Friends, by the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation, gmhfonline.org. A list of suggested actions family caregivers can take to help their elderly . . . → Read More: The Role of Family Members in Depression is Discussed Depression in Late Life: Not A Natural Part Of Aging — Initiative on Depression in Late Life, by the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation, gmhfonline.org, an affiliate of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP). A good overall discussion of . . . → Read More: Depression Is Not A Normal Part OF Aging Depression: Supporting a family member or friend with depression, MayoClinic.com. »View Info Potentially Deadly Infection Doubles Among Hospital Patients Over Last 5 Years, Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualify, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, April 23, 2008. The Number of hospital patients diagnosed with C-Dif infection has increased 200% . . . → Read More: C-Dif is on the Rise in Hospital Patients General Information about Clostridium difficile (“C-Dif”) Infections, by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. General information about this serious health-care associated bacterium (known to be contracted and spread at a fast increasing . . . → Read More: C-Dif: General Information Discussed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC C-Difficile Colitis Support Group, by Clostridium Difficile Foundation. General information about Clostridium Difficile. »View Info Clostridium Difficile Colitis, , by cdiffsupport.com. Good, clear basic information about: What is Clostridium Difficile, how is it spread, diagnosed, and normally treated, and what are the alternative treatments used. »View Info Clostridium difficile: A Fact Sheet , by Allegheny County Health Department. A very basic introduction to C-Dif, with simple, short answers to the questions: what is it, what are the symptoms, how is it spread, who is at risk, . . . → Read More: C-Dif Fact Sheet Clostridium Difficile Infections, Overview with links to medical information by MedlinePlus, a Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, a component of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. »View Info Information on Arthritis, by MedicineNet.com, including multiple types of arthritis and arthritis topics. »View Info Antibiotic-associated diarrhea, , MayoClinic.com. A discussion of symptoms, and how antibiotics cause recurrences of C-Dif like diarrhea, risk factors, when to seek medical advice, tests and diagnosis, potential complications, and treatments. »View Info Infection Control Guidelines Guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Includes both guidelines for patient protection and for protection of health care workers. Isolation, protective covering, and hand hygiene are . . . → Read More: Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Gives C-Dif Infection Control Guidelines Making Sense of … C-Diff; Clostridium Difficile by Azodium.com. Good basic introduction to C-Dif, what it is, and how it is transmitted, diagnosed, and treated, with a particularly good discussion of measures that can be taken to prevent this . . . → Read More: Introduction to C-Dif Infection control measures to limit the spread of Clostridium difficile, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany. This abstract of a scientific article provides a good summary of how the C-Dif infection is so . . . → Read More: Scientific Article Discusses Spread of C-Dif What health benefits do probiotics offer? MayoClinic.com. There is encouraging evidence that probiotics may help treat or prevent diarrhea, especially following treatment with certain antibiotics. »View Info Good discussion of C-Dif, its symptoms, diagnosis, causes, and treatment with antibiotics, metronidazole or vancomycin, probiotics, and other treatments, as well as the role of tapering and pulsing in preventing recurrences. »View Info Forum on C-Dif. Questions from caregivers caring for loved ones with C-Dif, with responses from doctors and other caregivers. »View Info Contains questions and answers from caregivers on issues associated with caring for their elderly loved ones suffering from recurring C-Dif. »View Info Questions from caregivers caring for loved ones with C-Dif, with responses from doctors and other caregivers. »View Info Clostridium Difficile is discussed my multiple sources. »View Info Clostridium Difficile Infection Care Guide, from Drugs.com »View Info Controlling Incontinence, a video introduction by Dr. Dean Edell on HealthCentral.com, covering types of incontenance, their occurrence and . . . → Read More: Watch Video on Controlling Incontinence A discussion of the types, considerations, and causes of urinary incontinence. »View Info Bowel/ Fecal Incontinence, by Cleveland Clinic, Florida. My.ClevelandClinic.org. Includes discussion of diagnostic procedures used to diagnose problems associated with fecal incontinence. »View Info Fecal Incontinence – Tests and Diagnosis, by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com: »View Info Fecal Incontinence – Prevention, by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com: »View Info Kegel exercises: How to strengthen pelvic floor muscles, by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com. »View Info Includes discussion of diagnostic procedures used to diagnose problems associated with fecal incontinence. »View Info Fecal Incontinence – Lifestyle and Home Remedies, , by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com: »View Info Incontinence, by American Geriatrics Society’s Foundation for Health in Aging; discussion for caregivers caring for elders with urinary incontinence, a problem for at least 30% of people over age 60. »View Info Caring for a Loved One with Incontinence, by National Family Caregiver Association. Discusses effective solutions to managing incontinence that can result in increased dignity and improved quality of life for elderly loved ones with these common problems, and less . . . → Read More: Caregiving and Incontinence: Solutions with Dignity Urinary incontinence: Incontinence products to help keep you dry, by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com. Discussion of various products that can be of great assistance in caring for an elderly person with incontinence. »View Info Arthritis affects more than 43 million Americans, is the leading cause of disability, and is expected to increase dramatically as the baby boomers age. It is expected to affect 60 million Americans, or 20% of the population, by 2020. . . . → Read More: Arthritis: The Nation’s Leading Cause of Disability Arthritis Overview by Cleveland Clinic »View Info Arthritis Basics; Arthritis Types – Overview, by CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion »View Info Arthritis, Information from Medline Plus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. »View Info Some of the most common forms of Arthritis and Related Conditions, patient Information by the American College of Rheumatology, including an overview of the nature, causes, statistics, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, of: »Osteoarthritis »Rheumatoid Arthritis »Polymyalgia Rheumatica »Reactive Arthritis . . . → Read More: Arthritis Discussed By American College of Rheumatology Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School. Book covering in detail medical information on the different types of arthritis, and their diagnosis, treatments, and remedies. »View Info Osteoporosis, by MayoClinic.com. Discussion of definition, causes, risk factors, when to seek medical advice, tests and diagnosis, complications, treatments, prevention, and lifestyle. View Info… Heredity and Arthritis, by American College of Rheumatology. The roles of heredity and environment in causing rheumatic diseases. Read More…. Data and Statistics on the Prevalence of Arthritis, State by State, from the CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion »View Info |
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