Nursing Homes in Linden, AL
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 Marengo Nursing Home Medicare and Medicaid Location: 608 North Main Street, Linden, Alabama 36748 Ratings: Phone: (334) 295-8631 |
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People who have uncontrolled seizures are at heightened risk for SUDEP
One in 26 Americans will develop epilepsy over the course of a lifetime leading to nearly three million Americans now living with epilepsy. For nearly one-third of them, their seizures are uncontrolled by medicine and other common forms of treatment.
Valley Hospital becomes first hospital in New Jersey to use minimally-invasive approach to treat PAD
The Valley Hospital today announced it was the first hospital in New Jersey to use a recently approved device to offer a minimally-invasive approach to the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the upper leg, a serious and common condition associated with an increased risk for heart attack and stroke.
Links found between built-environment and prevalence of overweight/obesity
Does your neighborhood have a lot of fast food outlets, few sidewalks, and no parks? If yes, your physical neighborhood may be hampering your ability to be physically active and placing you at increased risk for obesity.
Body's 'internal marijuana': A new target for treatment of schizophrenia, Parkinson's?
"Endocannabinoids" is an impressive word that sounds like the name for a group of tribal warriors or an ancient people. Actually, it is the scientific term for beneficial molecules produced in the brain that act as "a sort of internal marijuana in our system
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