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Rights of People with Disabilities are Not Being Promoted

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[06/02/2012] Historic legal rulings did not protect the rights of persons with disabilities, while legal rulings concerned with race or gender provided much more protection of individual rights and freedoms according to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Queen's University. Rights of People with Disabilities are Not Being Promoted - read more

Shopping Mall for Persons with Handicap

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[01/02/2012] Researchers of the University of Montreal construct a first shopping mall specifically adapted to persons with a physical handicap. Shopping Mall for Persons with Handicap - read more

Parkinson's Treatment Shows Positive Results

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[13/01/2012] Researchers from the University of Florida and 14 additional medical centres reported results that deep brain stimulation — also known as DBS — is effective at improving motor symptoms and quality of life in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's Treatment Shows Positive Results - read more

Death Rate Measure Used to Judge Hospital Quality May Be Misleading

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[04/01/2012] Hospitals, health insurers and patients often rely on patient death rates in hospitals to compare hospital quality. Now a new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine questions the accuracy of that widely used approach and supports measuring patient deaths over a period of 30 days from admission even after they have left the hospital. Death Rate Measure Used to Judge Hospital Quality May Be Misleading - read more

Caregivers at Risk for Health Problems

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[12/12/2011] According to research conducted at Virginia Tech, the more a caregiver's day is disrupted by the unsettled behaviours of their loved one, the more they find themselves unable to meet or balance their own home and family workloads. Caregivers at Risk for Health Problems - read more

Improving Patient Care by Improving Nurses' Work Environment

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[07/12/2011] A study of the New York University indicates that there are other aspects of registered nurses' (RNs) work environments that RNs perceive can also have a significant impact on the quality of care they deliver. Improving Patient Care by Improving Nurses' Work Environment - read more

The Smile which Changed their Lives

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[02/11/2011] Adopting a child is an important step. If the child is ill or disabled it is an even bigger one. Nevertheless, there are people who made such a decision in their lives – as well as Sabine and Lutz Lehmann. The Smile which Changed their Lives - read more

Type 1 Diabetes: Life Expectancy Improving

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[27/06/2011] The life expectancy of people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes dramatically increased during the course of a 30-year, long-term prospective study, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study. Type 1 Diabetes: Life Expectancy Improving - read more