Nursing Homes in Walpole, MA
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 Walpole Healthcare Medicare and Medicaid Location: 160 Main Street, Walpole, Massachusetts 02081 Ratings: Phone: (508) 660-3080 |
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Medicure announces results of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2009
Medicure Inc., today reported the results of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2009 (Q1 2009/10). All amounts cited below are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.
Failure to use research evidence leads to inefficiencies, reduced quality of life, says Dr. Sharon
Health care systems around the world are failing to use evidence obtained through research when making decisions, causing inefficiencies and reduced quantity and quality of life, according to a leading expert in the field of "knowledge translation."
Addressing quality of life needs in prostate cancer: an interview with Professor Louis Denis
Modern patient-directed management is based on optimal, individual medical treatment and holistic personalised patient-centred care. This is certainly true in prostate cancer where most patients are over 60 years of age. They face a negative physical and functional impact from the diagnosis as well as from the treatment with emotional and social challenges.
MSR, PATH announce launch of new water treatment product
Local outdoor gear manufacturer MSR (Mountain Safety Research) and Seattle-based international nonprofit organization and global health innovation leader PATH today announced the launch of a new water treatment product, the result of a five-year partnership to bring low-cost community water solutions to the global market.
Complement dysregulation underpins pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia is associated with increased classical pathway activation and altered complement regulation, suggest Dutch results indicating that the extent of complement dysregulation may be related to the severity of pre-eclampsia.
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