Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Mississippi Administrators, Licensees Owe No Duty To Nursing Facility Residents. JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Supreme Court on Oct. 26 found that a nursing home administrator and facility licensee do not owe a duty of care or a fiduciary duty to nursing home residents, saying such a requirement would be duplicative of the duties already owed by the nursing home business owner or proprietor (Guy J. Howard, et al. v. The Estate of Earline B. Harper, by and through Talmadge L. Harper, administrator of the Estate of Earline B. Harper, et al., No. 2005-IA-00115-SCT, and Guy J. Howard, et al. v. The Estate of Melvin Thead, by and through Sandra Patton, adminstratrix of the Estate of Melvin Thead, et al., No. 2005-IA-00117-SCT, Miss. Sup.; 2006 Miss. LEXIS 626). Full story on lexis.com [LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Nursing Home Liability Legal News] 6:12:00 AM    comment [] Fat in Fish May Help Prevent Dementia. Eating fish three times a week may cut your odds of getting dementia almost in half. [WebMD Health Headlines] 6:10:56 AM    comment [] [Trends] The 'Graying' Of Group Health Insurance. We examine differential declines in private insurance by income and age. We show that older, higher-income people in working families are more likely to retain private coverage as premiums rise, and we project these effects on future coverage rates. The analysis suggests that trends are leading to the "graying" of the employment-based health insurance system, where older, higher-income people get private health insurance, and others increasingly have public coverage or go without. These changes raise questions about the private health care system’s ability to pool health risks. Population aging could interact with rising premiums and place additional pressure on an already strained employment-based health insurance system. [Health Affairs recent issues] 6:09:40 AM    comment [] November 27 - December 3 Is National Influenza Vaccination Week ... Time To Get Your Flu Vaccination!. "National Influenza Vaccination Week is a reminder that the flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and your family against the flu. Influenza is a serious disease. Every year about 36,000 Americans die from this illness, and about 200,000 people are hospitalized. The best way to commemorate this week is to get yourself and your loved ones vaccinated against the flu. [click link for full article] [Health News from Medical News Today] 6:09:13 AM    comment []

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