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A Toolkit For E-Health Partnerships In Low-Income Nations
09.03.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis article looks at how health informatics programmes can be set up between high-income and low-income countries.
Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure: A Comprehensive Review
08.03.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis article examines the link between heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
Chronic Conditions Account For Rise In Medicare Spending From 1987 To 2006
05.03.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis US study identifies a change in Medicare spending, with a larger proportion now associated with chronic conditions.
Self-Control Impaired in Type 2 Diabetics, Research Suggests
04.03.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis Japanese study found a link between poor impulse control and type 2 diabetes.
Overweight middle-aged adults at greater risk for cognitive decline in later life
03.03.10 | Posted by: WSDANCognitive decline and other health issues are associated with obesity, according to this study.
Hospital Cost of Care, Quality of Care, and Readmission Rates (USA)
02.03.10 | Posted by: WSDANEffects of cost of care on patients with congestive heart failure and with pneumonia are considered in this article.
DH Care Networks Telecare – Information requests for telecare and telehealth
01.03.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis is an information request for telecare and telehealth innovations and good practice.
Adding value to figures: a web-based European public health information system
26.02.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis piece gives information about a web-based European public health information system.
Heart failure patients with a lower educational level and better cognitive status benefit most from a self-management group programme
26.02.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis article looks at how self-management programmes for heart failure patients benefits those with lower education levels and better cognitive status.
Rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of an exercise program to improve the quality of life of patients with heart failure in primary care: the EFICAR stud
25.02.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis article describes a RCT relating to quality of life for heart failure patients in primary care.
