Hospitals in Bethlehem, PA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
Ratings: Phone: (610) 954-4000

Lvh- Coordinated Bethlehem
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 2310 Highland Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18017
Ratings:NA Phone: (610) 691-4300

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Current dietary exposure to BPA through food packaging not a health risk: Health Canada

As part of its research commitment on bisphenol A (BPA), Health Canada released today the results of a new survey of BPA exposure levels in a variety of soft drink and beer products. The results from this latest government survey provide confirmation that foods and beverages packaged in BPA epoxy resin coated metal cans do not pose a health risk.

Hopkins study finds no "cognitive decline" after use of heart-lung machine during bypass surgery

The use of a cardiopulmonary heart pump during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery does not significantly damage such high-level mental tasks as thinking, reasoning and remembering, according to a study by Johns Hopkins researchers recently published in Neurology.

Simulator for evaluating effects of visual impairment on person's driving performance

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is the first ophthalmology department in the nation to feature a fully dedicated high-fidelity, highly realistic driving simulator for evaluating the effects of visual impairment on a person's driving performance.

State roundup: Calif. fight over group homes for seniors; New agency proposed to police disabled care in NY; Conn. retiree health plan expansion could endanger protections

Neighbors were already concerned about the growing number of group homes for the elderly and recovering addicts in the area, many of them for profit. A Times analysis found 24 licensed facilities offering residential care for the elderly within a mile of the proposed project and three more waiting for state approval. It is one of several such clusters that have emerged in Los Angeles County - including parts of the San Fernando Valley and South Bay - where families can afford fees that run into thousands of dollars per month. Large swaths of the county's less affluent areas have no such facilities.

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