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Advanced dementia should be treated as terminal illness: Study...can be made," Dr. Mitchell said. The study prospectively followed the clinical course of 323 nursing home residents with advanced dementia living in 22 Boston-area nursing homes for up to 18 months. At the final stage of the disease,... In this article: Dementia, Terminal illness, New England Journal of Medicine, Cancer, London, and Boston |
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USATODAY.com | October 15, 2009
Study: Half with advanced dementia in nursing homes die in 18 months
...with advanced dementia in nursing homes die in 18 months LOS ANGELES (AP) A new federally funded study followed 323 people with advanced dementia from Boston-area nursing homes. Their average age was 85 and they could not recognize loved...
In this article: Dementia, Medicare, Alzheimer's, Cancer, Antibiotic, Fever, Terminal illness, and Indiana University School of Medicine
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Centre Daily Times | October 14, 2009
Studies: Some nursing home elderly get futile care
...suggests patients talk with their doctors about realistic expectations. The second study followed 323 people with advanced dementia from Boston-area nursing homes. Their average age was 85 and they could not recognize loved ones and were...
In this article: Dementia, Medicare, Cancer, Waste, Antibiotic, Alzheimer's, and Fever
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MedicineNet | October 15, 2009
Late-Dementia Suffering Often Unnecessary
...she received." Pain, Shortness of Breath, Agitation Also Common The Harvard study included 323 residents with advanced dementia living in 22 Boston-area nursing homes. Researchers followed the patients for up to 18 months and surveyed...
In this article: Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, New England Journal of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and WebMD
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www.washingtonpost.com | February 26, 2008
Study Suggests Antibiotics Are Overused
...ever be considered. "Advanced dementia is a terminal illness," said study co-author Dr. Susan Mitchell, a senior scientist with the Harvard-affiliated Hebrew Senior Life Institute for Aging Research in Boston. "If we substituted...
In this article: Antibiotic, Dementia, Alzheimer's, Hastings Center, Oxygen, Tylenol, and Cancer
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Reuters | October 14, 2009
Advanced dementia viewed as terminal illness
...how persons with dementia die," Mitchell told Reuters Health. Mitchell and colleagues followed the course of 323 persons in 22 Boston area nursing homes with advanced dementia. "These patients had such profound memory deficits that they...
In this article: Dementia, Terminal illness, Fever, Reuters Health, and Indianapolis
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NPR | August 09, 2009
Midlife Cholesterol Linked To Dementia
...may cause dementia. "I envision a time where we will treat Alzheimer's disease just the way we treat cholesterol," says Dr. Reisa Sperling, who heads Alzheimer's research at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She says the goal will...
In this article: Cholesterol, Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Kaiser Permanente, Statin, and Northern California
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Boston (pronounced /ˈbɒstən/) is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England". Boston city proper had a 2008 estimated population of 609,023, making it the twenty-second largest in the country. Boston is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region includes seven Massachusetts counties, all of Rhode Island and parts of New Hampshire; it is home to 7.5 million people, making it the fifth-largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.
With many colleges and universities within the city and surrounding area, Boston is a center of higher education and a center for medicine. The city's economy is also based on research, electronics, engineering, finance, and technology—principally biotechnology. Boston ranks first in the country in jobs per square mile ahead of New York City and Washington, D.C. The city has been experiencing gentrification and has one of the highest costs of living in the United States, and it remains high on world livability rankings.
- Name:
- City of Boston
- Also Known As:
- Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe), The Cradle of Liberty, The Cradle of Modern America, The Athens of America, The Walking City
- Type:
- City
- Government type:
- Strong mayor – council
- Founding Date:
- March 04, 1822
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 89.63
- Total Area (km):
- 232.14
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 48.43
- Land Area (km):
- 125.43
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 41.21
- Water Area (km):
- 106.73
- Metro Area (km):
- 11683
- Urban Area (km):
- 4595
- Elevation (ft):
- 141
- Urban Population:
- 4032484 ('00 census)
- Time Zone:
- EST
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