Nursing Homes in Louisville, KY
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 Forest Springs Health Campus Medicare and Medicaid Location: 4120 Wooded Acre Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40245 Ratings: Phone: (502) 243-1643 |
The Springs At Stony Brook Medicare and Medicaid Location: 2200 Stony Brook Drive, Louisville, Kentucky 40220 Ratings: Phone: (502) 491-4692 |
News Archive
New computer program can predict underlying genomics of ER+ breast cancer
The number of tubules in tumors may predict which women with estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer will benefit from hormone therapy alone and which require chemotherapy, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found.
Rates released for Colorado's online insurance marketplace; MNsure launches Paul Bunyan ad campaign
The Wall Street Journal explains to readers about the two types of health exchanges - run either by the state or federal government - which are scheduled to begin operating on Oct. 1. Other news outlets report on developments regarding these marketplaces in Minnesota, Colorado, Alabama, New Mexico, Oregon and Virginia.
Certain foods may assist spread of breast cancer
Researchers from Cambridge have come up with a new study that shows that some foods may influence the spread of certain cancers. Asparagine for example is a nutrient present in asparagus. If this nutrient is absent, the growth of breast cancer can be slowed, they note. The results of the study are published in the latest issue of the journal Nature.
U.S. air pollution may be shortening lifespan finds new study
A new study shows that air pollution at levels below the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) could cut short life spans. This was one of the largest air pollution studies with more than a whopping 60 million senior citizens participating. The study was published in the Thursday's edition of the journal New England Journal of Medicine.
New guidelines for treatment of melanoma
Based on an extensive review of scientific literature and the recommendations of recognized melanoma experts, the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) has released updated evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
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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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