ALTERRA SARASOTA.
Offering its own brand of aging with choice. Alterra Wynwood on Palmer Ranch East prides itself in offering three distinct styles of service--assisted living, memory care and long-term health care--all at one location. Alterra calls this "aging with choice." Alterra ensures that residents are free...

Nationwide Reports 2000 Earnings and First Quarter Dividends.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NHP) announced today results of its operations for the fourth quarter of 2000 and the year ending December 31, 2000. Funds from operations, the most important measurement of a REIT's financial performance, for...

Where's the beef?
Over the objections of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and pharmaceutical companies, Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) in 1994 (Public Law 103-417 - 103rd Congress). Several issues concerning nutritional supplements were agreed on by Congress before passing the act: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Community Bank System, Inc. Declares Dividend.
SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable July 10, 2001 to shareholders of record June 15, 2001. Based...

Community Bank System, Inc. Declares Dividend.
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable April 10, 2001 to shareholders of record March 15, 2001. Based...

Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Community Accessability Program 416-325-6207.
East Parry Sound Almaguin Highlands Community Living. To develop a public education program and tool kit that will provide information about the barriers faced by children and adults with developmental disabilities. $4,500 Kapuskasing Disability Resource Centre for Independent Living. Will deliver presentations to increase awareness and provide...

Putting Medicaid at risk. (perspective).
President Bush has proposed converting Medicaid into a block grant to states. He wants to free the state-run program from close federal supervision and give states substantial programmatic flexibility if they agree to take a predetermined lump sum instead of receiving matching federal funds for each dollar they spend....

What is early menopause?
DEAR AFI: I read the article, The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy (June/July 2002 issue) and have a question regarding women who have gone through a surgical menopause. I am 43 and have had both my ovaries removed--the right one in 1999 and the left last year. I was...

Underused patient-lifting devices prevent injuries. (Avoid Musculoskeletal Injuries).
CHICAGO -- Wider use of patient-lifting devices could sharply reduce injuries among nursing staff, Dr. Bradley A. Evanoff said at a conference sponsored by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. In a 5-year study of nurses, the installation of mechanical lifting devices meant to replace...

Health Care USA, 5th edition.
Health Care USA, 5th edition Harry A. Sultz & Kristina M. Young Jones And Bartlett Publishers 40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776 0763736252 $69.95 1-978-443-5000 www.jbpub.com Now in an updated fifth edition, Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization...