Nursing Homes in Greenfield, MA
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 Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility Medicare and Medicaid Location: 130 Colrain Road, Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301 Ratings: Phone: (413) 774-3724 |
Buckley-greenfield Healthcare Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 95 Laurel Street, Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301 Ratings: Phone: (413) 774-3143 |
Poet's Seat Health Care Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 359 High Street, Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301 Ratings: Phone: (413) 774-6318 |
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Young eczema sufferers infected with common skin bacterium are at higher risk of food allergy
In a new study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, scientists from King's College London have found that young children with severe eczema infected with Staphylococcus aureus bacterium, are at a higher risk of developing a food allergy.
Debate focuses on cost for coverage mandates
The Democratic reform proposals in Congress mandate that people have health insurance and provide for different levels of government subsidies, which causes debate on how much people should pay for their health care. NPR reports on the bill released Wednesday by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus: "The latest bill, however, provides less generous subsidies, which could make it harder for middle-class families to afford the mandatory insurance."
Converting blood cells to a stem cell state: an interview with Elias Zambidis, M.D., Ph.D.
The primitive stem cell state we created is called an "induced pluripotent stem cell" (iPSC). iPSC are a new, unique, and artificially-created type of stem cell that were first described in 2006 by a Japanese scientist named Shinya Yamanaka.
Green or black tea reduces stroke risk
Drinking at least three cups of green or black tea a day can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, a new UCLA study has found. And the more you drink, the better your odds of staving off a stroke.
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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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