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 Stone Rehabilitation And Senior Living Medicare and Medicaid Location: 277 Elliot Street, Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts 02164 Ratings: Phone: (617) 527-0023 |
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Scientists identify mystery behind cell-signaling breakdown that causes heart failure
Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions have identified what they describe as "the long-sought culprit" in the mystery behind a cell-signaling breakdown that triggers heart failure. The condition, which affects nearly 6 million Americans and 23 million people worldwide, is marked by progressive weakening and stiffening of the heart muscle and the organ's gradual loss of blood-pumping ability.
New Treatment for Chronic Head Pain
Dr. Levy pioneered a procedure known as supraorbital nerve stimulation or SOS, in which neurotransmitters are implanted into the forehead to block head pain. Tiny wires are burrowed under the skin until the precise location of pain is marked by a tingling response to electrical charge. The wires are kept in place for a week, and if pain is lessened and the patient is comfortable with the technology, neurotransmitters are surgically implanted under local anesthesia. The patient is able to control pain relief by manually adjusting the level of electrical stimulation through a hand held device.
Short of specialists and cancer care
Associate Professor Bogda Koczwara, from the Medical Oncology Group of Australia, conducted the survey which found just 19 per cent of all those diagnosed with cancer were receiving chemotherapy.
DCA implements Demandforce D3 to improve patient communications
Demandforce, the leader in consumer demand creation for small-businesses, has been chosen by Dental Care Alliance, a Dental Service Organization, as their patient communication software system. Dental Care Alliance has 76 affiliated dental practices in seven states throughout the East Coast and is continuing to expand into new regions.
Alnylam second-quarter revenues increase to $26.6 million
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today reported its consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, and company highlights.
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