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

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Clarion Hospital
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: One Hospital Drive, Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214
Ratings: Phone: (814) 226-9500

Clarion Psychiatric Center
Psychiatric Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: Two Hospital Dr Rd#3 Box 188, Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214
Ratings:NA Phone: (814) 226-9545

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LFA launches new campaign for FDA-approved medication specifically for lupus

It's been 50 years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a medication to treat lupus - when Dwight D. Eisenhower was President! To highlight the need for safer, more tolerable, and effective medications, the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA) today launched its new campaign, Band Together for Lupus(SM), which encourages people to wear an LFA purple wristband until there is a medication approved specifically for lupus by the FDA.

Study demonstrates BRACAnalysis testing for women with breast carcinoma in situ

Myriad Genetics, announced today that an article entitled "Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations In Women With Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast Referred for Genetic Testing" will appear in the December 2010 issue of the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

"Fat switch" may hold the key to obesity finds new study

Scientists have been trying for years now to understand what causes overweight and obesity in some but not in others. Now researchers at the Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute seem to have solved the puzzle that has been baffling them all – a so called "fat switch" in the brain that regulates weight gain. This could also mean a new potential for treatment of obesity in future. The study appeared in the journal Cell Metabolism today.

Airgas' home-oxygen delivery system complies with new Medicare Accreditation rules

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced it has received clarification from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that its long-standing delivery system for liquid oxygen and cylinders complies with the new Medicare Accreditation rules and the accreditation requirements of the new competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME) providers.

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