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Chans Hospice Care
Medicare Approved
Location: 60 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, Maine 04011
Phone: (207) 729-6782

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British Columbia's 'treatment-as-prevention strategy' helping to reduce HIV/AIDS cases, deaths

"New HIV cases and AIDS deaths are both going steadily down in British Columbia, according to data released last week," the New York Times reports.

Depression increases risk of mortality in patients with heart failure

Moderate to severe depression is associated with a 5-fold increased risk of all cause mortality in patients with heart failure, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2015. The results from OPERA-HF show that risk was independent of comorbidities and severity of heart failure. Patients who were not depressed had an 80% lower mortality risk.

McConnell hopes Democrats see unpopularity of health bill and change course

Roll Call reports that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday "appeared to concede that there was little Republicans could do to block passage of health care reform" but said he hopes Democrats change their course on the reform bill.

Toshiba announces new Vantage Titan HSR 1.5T MR with high slew rate gradients

Certain MR exams such as advanced cardiac and neuro imaging require a system with enhanced gradients for better image quality and quicker exams. For these applications, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announces the new Vantage TitanTM HSR 1.5T MR with high slew rate gradients and new user interface, M-Power. Toshiba will showcase the new Vantage Titan HSR (pending 510k clearance) at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, held in Chicago, Nov. 28 - Dec. 3, 2010 (Booth #3435, South Hall).

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Hospice Care

Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.


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