Hospice Care in Ithaca, NY

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Hospicare & Palliative Care Services
Medicare Approved
Location: 172 East King Road, Ithaca, New York 14850
Phone: (607) 272-0212

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PharmAthene revenue increases to $24.3M for year ended December 31, 2011

PharmAthene, Inc., a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, today reported its financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Nightingale board approves grant of options to officers

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services, granted 745,000 options to certain officers of the Company pursuant to the Company's employee stock option plan. Each option under the Plan is exercisable to acquire one common share at a price of $0.28 per option.

U of T study provides hope for treating ALS and FTD

It's the most common cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), but until now scientists weren't sure how a specific gene caused these devastating diseases. Now researchers from the University of Toronto are one step closer to solving this incredibly complex puzzle, offering hope for treatment.

Novel discovery could lead to new therapy to combat obesity, diabetes

By manipulating a biochemical process that underlies cells' energy-burning abilities, investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have made a novel discovery that could lead to a new therapy to combat obesity and diabetes.

SLE and RA negatively affect patients' emotional relationships, sex lives: Study

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients from Brazil and Rheumatoid Arthritis patients from France report that their rheumatic conditions negatively affect their emotional relationships and sex lives, according to research presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy.

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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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