Nursing Homes in Chinle, AZ
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 Chinle Nursing Home Medicare and Medicaid Location: Highway 191 & Hospital Road, Chinle, Arizona 86503 Ratings: Phone: (928) 674-5216 |
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Health early warning system through satellite telecoms
When emergency teams are well informed and governments can coordinate their efforts, lives and property can be saved.
Genetic link to insomnia found
A new study has found certain genes that predispose a person to develop insomnia or sleep problems. This was one of the largest genome wide studies undertaken on insomnia. The study led by psychiatrist Murray Stein from the University of California San Diego was published in the latest issue of the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
Small portable MRI scanners developed
The term "MRI scan" brings to mind the gigantic, expensive machines that are installed in hospitals. But research scientists have now developed small portable MRI scanners that perform their services in the field: for instance to examine ice cores.
Deadly E. coli bug now threatening communities outside of hospitals
Scientists are warning of the increasing threat from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria.
Refugee self-settlement may provide 'lasting' solutions to humanitarian crises
In this New York Times' "Opinionator" blog post, journalist and author Tina Rosenberg examines the contrasts between refugee situations in rural camps - such as Dadaab in Kenya, where tens of thousands have sought relief from drought and famine in Somalia - and more urban areas, such as cities in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, where approximately 1.6 million Iraqi refugees are living.
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