Weight lifting helps the very old gain mobility
In a New England Journal of Medicine study, frail nursing home residents with average ages near 87 showed 12 percent faster walking and 28 percent easier stair climbing after three weekly 45 minute weight training sessions. Four who needed walkers moved to a cane, and participants were more active and in better spirits.
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Boston
Maria A. Fiatarone
U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition
Tufts University
Evan Hadley
Geriatrics
National Institute On Aging
Tufts
New England Journal of Medicine
Fiatarone
Hospital workers trade ideas for trips
At Pennsylvania Hospital the oldest U S hospital ran a cost cutting contest with nearly 2000 staff forming 269 teams. top ideas include reselling knee and hip implants and switching surgical clip brands saving hundreds of thousands yearly. five best ideas earned Monte Carlo trips in August and gifts totaling up to 40 percent of first year savings.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Monte Carlo
Pennsylvania Hospital
Joan Faraone
Ms. Faraone
Lynne Linder
Disney World
Chuck Crane
Maritz ‘ Performance Improvement Co
Pennsylvania
FDA advisers split on home AIDS tests at pilot review
An FDA advisory panel wrestled with whether in home HIV test kits should proceed to pilot testing. Concerns centered on uptake by those in need, adequacy of dried blood sample results, and reliance on telephone counseling. Support favored saliva tests and calls for a cautious pilot program.
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Gaithersburg
Food and Drug Administration
Karen Porter
Montefiore Medical Center
FDA
Agency
Epitope Inc
Rose Winters
Valley Aids Network
Harrisonburg
Health Resources and Service Administration
Lisa Silverburg
National Alliance of
Lesbian and Gay Centers
C. Everett Koop
Elliott Millenson
Direct Access Diagnostics
Johnson & Johnson
Shepherd Smith
Cattle fed leftover grease DNA payback time in Florida
Cattle are fed used restaurant frying oil as a liquid supplement. Researchers say the fat harms humans but improves fertility and weight gain in cattle. Griffin Industries of Cold Spring Kentucky buys the oil, reprocesses it, and supplies researchers.
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Griffin Industries Inc
Cold Spring
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Charles R. Clark
Ramsey Lewis
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Bugle Boy
Arizona Jean CO
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Jcpenney Company, Inc
Imade
al Sahre
Iy Ratitohes
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Jcpenney Co
Frederick Towne Mall
Elmwood Drive
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