Nursing Homes in Independence, IA
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 Abcm Rehab Centers Of Independence West Campus Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1610 Third Street Ne, Independence, Iowa 50644 Ratings: Phone: (319) 334-6039 |
Abcm Rehab Centers Of Independence East Campus Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1700 Third Street Ne, Independence, Iowa 50644 Ratings: Phone: (319) 334-7015 |
Buchanan County Health Center Medicaid Location: 1600 First Street East, Independence, Iowa 50644 Ratings: Phone: (319) 334-6071 |
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Brain protein plays a prominent role in the maintenance of chronic pain
A protein called RGS4 (Regulator of G protein signaling 4) plays a prominent role in the maintenance of long-term pain states and may serve as a promising new target for the treatment of chronic pain conditions, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published in print October 16, in The Journal of Neuroscience.
EU-designed forecasting model developed to predict spread of Ebola
Forecasters predicting the spread of Ebola are using one of the most sophisticated modeling systems in the world - the result of an EU research project.
Anesthesia Touch V4 now compliant with ONC-ACB 2014 Edition criteria
Plexus Information Systems, a leading anesthesia information management system provider, announced today that Anesthesia Touch V4 is compliant with the ONC-ACB 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as a Complete EHR on October 10, 2013 under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program.
Vétoquinol acquires Bioniche's Animal Health business
Vétoquinol (NYSE Euronext Paris: VETO) and Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC), today jointly announced their signing of a share purchase agreement under which Vétoquinol has agreed to purchase Bioniche's Animal Health business for the cash purchase price of CAD$61 million.
Elderly persons with low income use inappropriate psychotropic drugs more often
Elderly persons often have several diseases and use many drugs; they are also more sensitive to drugs compared to younger persons. Use of more drugs than necessary tends to occur among the elderly, however, underuse of drugs and use of inappropriate types of drugs also occur. Psychotropic drugs, such as hypnotics, anxiolytics and antidepressant drugs, are common among the elderly.
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Nursing Home
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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