Hospitals in Defiance, OH - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 1404 East Second Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512
Ratings: Phone: (419) 782-8444

Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital
Critical Access Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 1200 Ralston Avenue, Defiance, Ohio 43512
Ratings: Phone: (419) 783-6955

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Study shows Differin Gel works well in combination with systemic or other topical agents

Findings from the M.O.R.E. (Measuring Outcomes in A Real World Experience) Trial presented at the 64th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) show that Differin Gel 0.1% is a topical retinoid preparation that, when combined with other acne products, dramatically improves the efficacy of an acne regimen.

International team to set how gene therapies in hemophilia should be measured for effectiveness

An international team involving dozens of stakeholders from patients and policy makers to payers and government agencies are getting together to set how gene therapies in hemophilia should be measured for effectiveness.

Gothenburg senior citizens recruited for Consumer Logistics project

Heavy carrier bags and a lurching bus are an equation that is difficult to solve for most people, but for an elderly person getting the shopping home on public transport can be an almost insurmountable task. A newly launched research project at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is now enlisting the help of the senior citizens themselves to learn about the challenges in everyday logistics, and it is hoped that the results will lead to better urban planning.

Protease inhibitor found to aid diabetic retinopathy treatment

Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, and ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Francisco, announced today that they have demonstrated that a specific inhibitor of the protease plasma kallikrein, ASP-440, developed by ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, may provide a new therapeutic approach for treatment of diabetic retinopathy, the most common eye-related complication of diabetes.

First report of alternative lengthening of telomeres in human cancer subtypes

The first report of the presence of alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) in cancers arising from the bladder, cervix, endometrium, esophagus, gallbladder, liver, and lung was published today in The American Journal of Pathology. The presence of ALT in carcinomas can be used as a diagnostic marker and has implications for the development of anti-cancer drug therapies.

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