Nursing Homes in Athol, MA
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 Quabbin Valley Healthcare Medicare and Medicaid Location: 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, Massachusetts 01331 Ratings: Phone: (978) 249-3717 |
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Happy pills in America - Our complex love affair with designer consciousness
The spectacular increase in the use of psychiatric drugs over the past 50 years involved what a University at Buffalo historian calls "a massive break with what we consider 'normal' mental health," one linked to myriad social and cultural changes in America.
Novogen granted Canadian patent for health supplements for the treatment of menopause symptoms
Pharmaceutical company, Novogen, has been granted patent coverage over its OTC products being sold in Canada. The patent covers the isoflavone composition of the products Promensil(TM), Rimostil(TM) and Trinovin(TM).
Anytime Fitness survey examines the current state of health, fitness in America
Americans have sufficient time to exercise, but they don't make it a priority. They do claim, however, that they're willing to make changes to improve their overall health and fitness. Those are among the major findings of Anytime Fitness' annual 'Weight of the Union' survey, examining the current state of health and fitness in America.
Press Ganey Associates and UNOS develop comprehensive transplant survey
Press Ganey Associates today announced it has developed a comprehensive transplant inpatient survey and an outpatient survey for use by transplant programs across the country. The surveys' questions were developed by researchers and practitioners from Press Ganey with insight from the United Network for Organ Sharing's (UNOS) Transplant Administrators Committee (TAC - which consists of elected transplant administrators representing transplant centers, members of UNOS, in the United States).
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