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Leading U.S. Expert Offers Ten Warning Signs And Symptoms Of Mental Health Problems In Elderly
As people age, the potential exists for those years to be the most rewarding and fulfilling time of their lives. However, major illness, retirement, the death of a spouse, and a shrinking circle of friends all may, in some cases, contribute to increased levels of stress and depression in the elderly. For that reason the chief of geropsychiatry for the Los Angeles Jewish Home - the largest single- provider of senior residential housing in the western United States - is offering seniors and their loved ones 10 warning signs that may trigger the need for assistance with mental health issues.
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New Study Finds Positive Developments, Persistent Problems In Medicare Drug Plan
A new study finds more seniors are covered by a Medicare drug plan and report greater savings, but gaps in coverage and other problems still persist.
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Government-Run Screening Programs Might Lead To Overtreatment Of Breast Cancer, Danish Study Says
One in three breast cancer patients identified in certain nations" public screening programs might have undergone unnecessary treatment, according to a study published Friday in BMJ, the AP/Google.com reports. For the study, Karsten Jorgensen and Peter Gotzsche of Copenhagen"s Nordic Cochrane Centre examined breast cancer trends at least seven years before and after the launch of government-run screening programs in parts of Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Norway and Sweden. The programs usually test women ages 50 to 69.According to the AP/Google.com, effective screening programs should detect more cases and result in a decline in advanced cancer cases detected in older women, whose cancers would have been caught in earlier screenings. However, the study found that the national screening systems simply detected thousands more cases than previously identified.Experts say that overtreatment of cancer occurs wherever there are widespread screening programs, including in the U.S. Some cancers develop too slowly to ever cause symptoms or death, the AP/Google.com reports. However, it is impossible to determine which cancers will be deadly, so all detected cases are treated. Jorgensen said that there is "significant harm in making women cancer patients without good reason" and that the "information needs to get to women so they can make an informed choice."Gilbert Welch of the VA Outcomes Group and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Research wrote in an accompanying editorial that although mammography "undoubtedly helps some women," it "hurts others." Welch wrote that it is "one of medicine"s "close calls," ... where different people in the same situation might reasonably make different choices."Britain"s National Health Service recently stopped distributing breast cancer screening pamphlets in response to criticism that they included too little information on cancer overtreatment. Laura Bell of Cancer Research UK said that although the organization still urges women to be screened, it is important that they be made aware of potential benefits and harms (Cheng, AP/Google.com, 7/9).
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Occupational Therapist Suspended For Lack Of Competence

Occupational therapist, Ms Hannah McIlhinney has been suspended from the HPC Register for lack of competence whilst working for the Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS trust. A panel of the HPC Conduct and Competence Committee heard how Ms McIlhinney had been employed on a six month contract during which time it quickly became apparent that she had difficulties making the transition from being a student to a basic grade occupational therapist and a number of deficiencies in her practice in a clinical setting had emerged early in her employment. The panel also heard that Ms McIlhinney did not appear to be able to rise to the challenges posed by practice despite the support given by senior colleagues at the hospital. The Panel found that Ms McIlhinney"s practice had fallen short of the standards expected of registrant occupational therapists and she did not have sufficient knowledge or skills expected of a qualified occupational therapist. HPC Panel Chair Mr Derek Adrian - Harris commented: "If Ms McIlhinney is serious in her stated ambition to resume her career in occupational therapy, this period of suspension will allow her the time and the opportunity which she seeks to address these matters." The panel decided the most appropriate action was to suspend Ms McIlhinney from the Register for 12 months with immediate effect. Ms McIlhinney was not present but was represented. Health Professions Council


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