Nursing Homes in Kotzebue, AK
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 Utuqqanaat Inaat Medicare and Medicaid Location: 436 Mission Street, Kotzebue, Alaska 99752 Ratings: Phone: (907) 442-3321 |
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University at Buffalo designed ventilator can safely sedate ICU patients for less
A new, recently licensed medical device developed by University at Buffalo researchers would introduce into intensive care settings the powerful and effective method of anesthetizing patients that works so well in the operating room.
Maternal immune dysfunction linked to risk of autism with intellectual disability in children
Pregnant women with higher levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, proteins that control communication between cells of the immune system, may be at significantly greater risk of having a child with autism combined with intellectual disability, researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute have found.
Modulating immune response may help the brain to better cope with neurodegeneration
Study suggests zebrafish might teach us how to tackle Alzheimer's disease: Patients with Alzheimer's or other neurodegenerative diseases progressively loose neurons yet cannot build new ones.
Heart disease remains most costly condition in terms of health care expenditure for women: AHRQ
The cost of treating women for heart disease in 2008 was $43.6 billion, leading a list of the top 10 most expensive conditions for women, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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