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Reducing the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia among Elderly Patients in Long-Term Care Facilities through Oral Health Interventions Aspiration Pneumonia (AP) is a major reason for admission to the hospital from nursing homes and the second most common type of nosocomial infection in hospitalized patients. AP is also the leading cause of death with the risk for AP increasing with age and the presence of dysphagia.

Chances are good that you know at least one woman who’s at risk for heart disease, the number one killer in the U.S. And yet, 80% of heart disease cases are preventable. The only risk factors you can’t modify are your age and your family history. Womansday.com provides information on how you can protect yourself and all the women in your life.

25 million Americans have reflux disease and now they have a new option to treat it. Using a newly-approved device for the first time in the U.S., surgeons can fix chronic heartburn without making a single incision.

Root cause analysis (RCA) identifies the fundamental and contributory factors that emphasize variation in performance. It is a systematic retrospective review of occurrences / mishaps / errors that has been widely used in several industries as means of correcting problems. Originally developed in psychology, it has been successfully implemented in aviation and nuclear power; it has become quite popular with error management in healthcare organizations. How good is it in resolving problems?

It’s expected more than one million people will be diagnosed with cancer this year alone. But now, new technology is allowing doctors to treat the disease faster, safer and more precisely than ever before. Doctors say MVision, Siemens’ new “cone-beam radiation tumor therapy,” could literally revolutionize the way cancer is treated.

Soda, cookies, candy - there are a lot of treats to tempt kids. A recent study shows the number of cavities in baby teeth is up considerably - the worst it’s been in 40 years. A pediatric dentist explains what’s behind this troubling trend.

The number of people who are stepping forward to donate a kidney has shot up over 60% in the last 10 years. Thanks to those living donors, transplant patients can lead relatively healthy lives. But what about the health of the donors themselves?

Does more expensive mean more effective?

There is an alternative to allergy injections that could save people’s time and trouble. Is it for you?