Hospitals in West Burlington, IA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Great River Medical Center
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 1221 South Gear Avenue, West Burlington, Iowa 52655
Ratings: Phone: (319) 768-1000

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Johns Hopkins endocrinologists propose new protocol for inpatient glucose management

Borrowing a page from a winning team's playbook, Johns Hopkins endocrinologist Nestoras Mathioudakis, M.D., and his colleagues are taking on the topic of managing hospital patients' diabetes.

Combinatorial approach found to reverse the onset of type 1 diabetes

A major finding, which represents an important step toward a potential cure for type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes, has been made by a research team at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI). The team, led by Matthias von Herrath, M.D., an internationally recognized expert on the molecular basis of type 1 diabetes, used a combinatorial treatment approach in laboratory mice and found it reversed recent onset type 1 diabetes in the majority of animals tested.

Orthodontic treatment does not guarantee future dental health

A commonly held belief among the general public is orthodontic treatment will prevent future tooth decay. Research undertaken at the University of Adelaide has found that this is not the case.

Eating at the wrong time of day affects learning and memory

An occasional late-night raid on turkey leftovers might be harmless but new research with mice suggests that making a habit of it could alter brain physiology.

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