Nursing Homes in Clearwater, KS
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 Clearwater Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 620 E Wood Street, Clearwater, Kansas 67026 Ratings: Phone: (620) 584-2271 |
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FDA grants orphan drug designation to Soligenix's SGX94 for treatment of Acute Radiation Syndrome
Soligenix, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat inflammatory diseases and biodefense countermeasures where there remains an unmet medical need, announced today that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to the active ingredient SGX94 for the treatment of acute radiation syndrome (ARS).
Gates Foundation to invest $1.5 billion for integrated women's and children's health programs
Melinda Gates today urged global leaders to make women's and children's health a top priority, and announced that the Gates Foundation will invest $1.5 billion over the next five years to support maternal and child health, family planning, and nutrition programs in developing countries.
New treatment for toxic shock syndrome
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new therapeutic that neutralizes Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) more effectively than other treatments.
Researchers awarded grant to develop safer cancer therapies for children
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers are receiving new funding from California-based St. Baldrick's Foundation for promising childhood cancer research.
House Republicans consider new Medicare limits
House Republicans are debating whether to propose new limits on the growth of Medicare and other entitlement programs, weighing a gamble that voters are more concerned about trimming the federal deficit than holding on to promised benefits (Hook, 2/3).
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