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Q&A with Melissa Garrison, ARNP Specializing in Family Practice and Geriatrics at Marquez Medical ClinicMelissa Garrison is an advanced registered nurse practitioner specializing in family practice and geriatrics at Marquez Medical Clinic. The family clinic mostly treats the retirement community in Sun ... Would you like to be featured in a NEWS-Line editorial? Click Here |
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NewsWant to Boost Your Intelligence? Get Out of Your Chair
If improving their heart and health was not reason enough to get knowledge workers out of their chairs, perhaps the lure to increase their intelligence will. Sound far fetched? A new study published... Full Article (0 Comments)
Brain Fitness Programs May Help Frail Elderly Walk Faster
Computerized brain fitness programs are known to help seniors improve their memory and focus. Now, a study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found pre... Full Article (0 Comments)
Improved Drug Coverage Under Medicare Associated With Increases in Antibiotic Use
Antibiotic use appears to have increased among older adults whose prescription drug coverage improved as a result of enrolling in Medicare Part D, with the largest increases for broad-spectrum, newer ... Full Article (0 Comments)
MRSA Policies Differ Among Hospitals
Hospitals vary in how they detect and treat drug-resistant staph infections, but most follow national guideline recommendations, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Res... Full Article (0 Comments)
Computerized Warning System Can Reduce Inappropriate Drug Orders for Elderly Hospital Patients
Adverse drug events, such as dizziness or confusion occur in an estimated 40% of all hospital patients and can be the result of inappropriate medications being ordered. Not surprisingly, elderly indiv... Full Article (0 Comments)
