Nursing Homes in Wauchula, FL
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 Hardee Manor Healthcare Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 401 Orange Place, Wauchula, Florida 33873 Ratings: Phone: (863) 773-3231 |
Lakeside Neurologic Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1962 Vandolah Rd, Wauchula, Florida 33873 Ratings: Phone: (863) 773-2857 |
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Research suggests depression can increase risk of heart problems later in life
Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, even if they no longer suffer from depression.
Scientists discover simple blood test for accurate diagnoses of liver damage
Scientists have discovered that the presence of specific proteins in the blood are indicative of early liver cell damage and can determine the point at which cell death occurred, the type of cell death, and the extent of any damage. This could lead to liver damage being assessed faster and more accurately in the future information which could prove valuable when treating people following drug overdoses.
University of Illinois at Chicago receives $2.2 million grant to develop drugs to suppress cocaine cravings
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy has received a $2.2 million federal grant to develop therapeutics to suppress the cravings of cocaine addicts.
VertiFlex enrolls 150 patients in Superion Interspinous Spacer IDE clinical trial
VertiFlex, Inc., a leading innovator of minimally invasive and motion preserving spinal surgery technologies, today announced that 150 patients have been enrolled in its pivotal IDE clinical trial of the Superion Interspinous Spacer (ISS).
Singapore's parliament approves measure that addresses spread of HIV through unsafe sex
Singapore's Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would make it a crime for people who have reason to believe that they might be HIV-positive to have sex without informing their partners of the risks, Singapore's Business Times reports (Chen, Business Times, 4/23).
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A nursing home (also called skilled nursing facility) is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living.A skilled nursing facility (SNF) may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.
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