Nursing Homes in Alexandria, IN
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 Alexandria Care Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1912 S Park Ave, Alexandria, Indiana 46001 Ratings: Phone: (765) 724-4478 |
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Shore Medical Center inks affiliation agreement with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Shore Medical Center is pleased to announce it has entered into an affiliation agreement with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey - the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Viewpoints: Obama's 'cavalier approach' to health law; CBO report's job forecast isn't bad news
The Obama administration on Monday announced that it was delaying, once again, enforcement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) "employer mandate." Yes, Republicans have done everything they can to impede implementation of this law.
Prolong Pharmaceuticals' SANGUINATE granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation for SCD treatment
Prolong Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing products for the treatment of anemias, cancers and their debilitating comorbidities, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Orphan Drug Designation for its flagship product SANGUINATE for the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).
Endothelin gene expression linked to vision loss in premature babies
A gene known to play a major role in constricting blood vessels also appears to be a major player in the aberrant blood vessel growth that can destroy the vision of premature babies.
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