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Public Equipped To Fight Back Against Hospital Bugs As Ward Closure Numbers Soar, UK
A British company has launched an anti-infection kit specifically designed to protect hospital patients and visitors from MRSA, Norovirus, Swine-flu, E-Coli and other hospital-acquired infections. The PatientGuard kit includes the world"s first dry-on-contact spray suitable for use on hospital bed linen, curtains and other "near patient touch sites." The launch coincides with the release of new figures on ward closures due to Norovirus from the Health Protection Agency, which show a 23 per cent increase on the same period last year.
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Eye Movements Of Parkinson's Disease Patients During Sentence Comprehension Support Subcortical Role In Processing Syntax
The study of the neural basis of language has largely focused on regions in the cortex - the outer brain layers thought by many researchers to have expanded during human evolution. Research at Brown University"s Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, reported in the September Issue of Cortex, published by Elsevier, adds to evidence that deeper, subcortical regions are also critical by pinpointing when Parkinson"s disease patients have difficulty while processing grammatically complex sentences. In Parkinson"s disease, degeneration of subcortical dopamine-secreting neurons leads not only to motor symptoms but often also to cognitive deficits.
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OptumHealth Donates More Than $2 Million In Eyeglass Frames To Prevent Blindness America

OptumHealth Inc. announced that it is partnering with Prevent Blindness America, the nation"s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, to donate 50,000 eyeglass frames worth more than $2 million to residents in Ohio who participate in the Prevent Blindness Ohio Vision Care Outreach program. The program provides access to eye exams and eyeglasses for children and adults without medical coverage. "By providing these frames to those who may not otherwise be able to afford them, OptumHealth is contributing greatly to the well-being of individuals in Ohio with the most common eye problems," said Prevent Blindness America President and CEO Hugh R. Parry. According to research from Prevent Blindness America, in Ohio alone there are nearly 2 million people older than age 40 who have some form of near- or farsightedness. Most vision impairments from refractive errors can be corrected through prescription eyeglasses. "Our goal in making this donation to Prevent Blindness America is to further the message that routine eye exams should be part of the overall goal to live a healthy lifestyle," said Don Yee, president of OptumHealth Vision. "Eye exams are an important part of health and wellness because an exam can often signal to an eye care professional that an individual is facing a larger medical issue." OptumHealth Vision is a business unit of OptumHealth Specialty Benefits, which offers a broad array of ancillary products, including vision, dental, group and voluntary insurance, worksite individual insurance and non-insurance programs. About OptumHealth OptumHealth Inc. helps individuals navigate the health care system, finance their health care needs and achieve their health and well-being goals. The company"s personalized health advocacy and engagement programs tap a unique combination of capabilities that encompass public sector solutions, care solutions, behavioral solutions, specialty benefits and financial services. Serving nearly 60 million people, OptumHealth is one of the nation"s largest health and wellness businesses, and is a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company. More information about OptumHealth can be found at http://www.optumhealth.com. Prevent Blindness America


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