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More than one-quarter of elderly patients lack decision-making capacity at death

More than one in four elderly Americans lacked the capacity to make their own medical care decisions at the end of life, according to a study of 3,746 people to be published April 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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created Mar 31, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small changes can lead to big rewards, says ASN president

Small changes can lead to big rewards, such as maintaining a healthy weight, American Society for Nutrition (ASN) President James O. Hill, PhD, describes in a recent report. The article, to be published in the February issue ...

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created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0