Hospitals in Delano, CA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Adventist Health Delano
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 1401 Garces Highway, Delano, California 93215
Ratings: Phone: (661) 725-4800

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New study to use social media for exploring blunt use among African-American young adults

The use of blunts-tobacco cigar shells filled with marijuana-has increased steadily since they first became popular in the 1990s, especially among young adults.

UVA to study how the 'Call to Health' model helps African-American women manage diabetes

The University of Virginia Health System has received a $300,000 grant to study the "Call to Health" model, which uses text messages, stress reduction and other techniques to help African-American women manage type 2 diabetes.

Senate weighs new taxes to fund reform

"Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) presented his members Thursday with more than a dozen ways to pay for health care legislation, ranging from new fees on industry to an income-tax hike on couples making more than $1 million a year," Politico reports.

Abbott's Humira gains first-line biologic use for psoriasis treatment: Report

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that while Amgen/Stiefel/Pfizer's Enbrel is the most popular biologic across all lines of therapy for psoriasis treatment in newly diagnosed patients, Abbott's Humira is gaining increasing use as a first-line biologic at Enbrel's expense.

Mother's diet and slimness might have long-term effects on the health of her baby

Researchers have discovered a link between the amount of blood flowing through the liver of the unborn baby in late pregnancy and the diet of expectant mums.

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