Monday, May 20, 2013

ASCOG Advocate: May 20, 2013

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Patent recipient for blue jeans.
On this date, in 1863, this man, along with Jacob Davis, received a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.

What was his name?

An Oregon study on Medicaid, that appeared to prove Medicaid does not have a significant impact on the health of poor persons, has many flaws.

New research suggests developing skin cancer can reduce your risk of dementia and Alzheimer's.

The Oklahoma House passed the Josephine Meade Anti-Hunger Act  which recently survived a conference committee.

A federal judge ruled that the entrances to Ambercrombie and Fitch's Hollister stores nationwide are in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Medicare scammers continue to get more sophisticated.

Noted photographer, Phillip Toledano, captures dementia in photographs.

Local Veterans reach out to homeless peers in Lawton. 

Boomers who are caregivers are asked to avoid "winging it" when planning care for their parents.

Here's the latest "Bits from Tara."

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