Hospice Care in Baraboo, WI - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Home Health United Hospice
Medicare Approved
Location: 1600 Jefferson St Suite 101, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913
Phone: (877) 356-4514

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Study shows how medicine can benefit from dinosaur research

Researchers from the University of Bonn: Even Tyrannosaurus rex could have suffered a slipped disc. The intervertebral discs connect the vertebrae and give the spine its mobility.

Alaska Dentist honored with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Community Health Leader Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced its selection of Amanda Gaynor Ashley, D.M.D., Ms.Edu., director of the Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital Dental Clinic in Barrow, Alaska, to receive a Community Health Leaders Award. She is one of 10 extraordinary Americans who will receive the RWJF honor for 2009 at a ceremony this evening at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Study provides new insights into roles of different subareas in prefrontal cortex

Whether the brain responds to an external stimulus or not depends significantly on the balance between areas of excitation and inhibition in the prefrontal cortex (PFC).

Diets high in sodium could be a novel risk factor in development of multiple sclerosis

Here's another reason to put the salt shaker down: New research in mice shows that diets high in sodium may be a novel risk factor in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) by influencing immune cells that cause the disease. Although this research does implicate salt intake as a risk factor, it is important to note that dietary salt is likely just one of the many environmental factors contributing to this complex disease, and very much influenced by one's genetic background.

Hypertension linked to cognitive issues in children and adolescents

Hypertension, more commonly known as high blood pressure, has increased significantly in children, paralleling the current childhood obesity epidemic.

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.