Nursing Homes in Anamosa, IA
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 Anamosa Care Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1209 East Third Street, Anamosa, Iowa 52205 Ratings: Phone: (319) 462-4356 |
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Experimental online tool launched to guide HIV treatment decisions without the need for resistance testing
A new free online service with the potential to help HIV treatment in countries with limited healthcare resources was launched today. The system accurately predicts how patients will respond to different combinations of drugs without the need for expensive tests to read the viral genetic code. Data presented today at the 6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2011) demonstrated the accuracy of the system for patients in Romania and South Africa whose treatment was failing (abstract MOPE146).
MGH Institute of Health Professions 3rd Annual Scholarship Gala generates more than $350,000
More than 350 people packed the Grand Ballroom at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel Thursday, October 29, at the MGH Institute of Health Professions 3rd Annual Scholarship Gala.
Genome sequencing of tumors biopsied from women with invasive breast cancer
Tumors biopsied from women with invasive breast cancer are having their genomes sequenced in an attempt to develop a DNA profile that one day may identify ahead of time the patients who will most likely respond to chemotherapy with an aromatase inhibitor. Aromatase inhibitors are a class of chemotherapeutic agents that block the production of estrogen in postmenopausal women.
Missing prescription medications can lead to serious consequences
According to the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, 7.7 million Pennsylvanians live with at least one chronic health condition, such as diabetes, asthma, heart failure, hypertension or high cholesterol.
Pre-clinical study of Cardio3 BioSciences' proprietary C-Cath catheter announced
Cardio3 BioSciences, a leading Belgian biotechnology company specialising in cell-based therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today promising results in a pre-clinical study of its proprietary C-Cath(R) catheter which is under development to administer a range of bio-therapeutics to the heart. C-Cath is designed to take into account organ tissue structure and properties to maximize patients' safety, improve performance and increase user confidence during the injection procedure.
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