Nursing Homes in Gaithersburg, MD
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 Wilson Health Care Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 301 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877 Ratings: Phone: (301) 216-4004 |
Montgomery Village Health Care Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 19301 Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879 Ratings: Phone: (301) 527-2500 |
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New vitamin K-based drug eliminates medication-resistant epileptic seizures in mice
In the cover article of the June 11 issue of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, a team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina, led by Sherine Chan, Ph.D., and James Chou, Ph.D., reports that a new vitamin K-based drug has proved effective in mouse models of medication-resistant seizures.
Ophthalmologists warn that overexposure to sun's UV rays can cause temporary blindness
With the arrival of summer, when the sun's ultraviolet rays are strongest, ophthalmologists − medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of eye diseases and conditions − are warning the public that overexposure to these rays can burn the eyes' corneas and cause painful, temporary blindness.
Berries show to have a genome-wide effect on the expression of genes involved in cancer development
New research strongly suggests that a mix of preventative agents, such as those found in concentrated black raspberries, may more effectively inhibit cancer development than single agents aimed at shutting down a particular gene.
U.S. HealthWorks announces acquisition of Priority Medical Care
U.S. HealthWorks, a leading operator of occupational healthcare centers nationwide, today announced the acquisition of Priority Medical Care, operator of two medical clinics in Bridgewater and Somerset.
Omega-3 probably does not reduce cognitive decline in older people
Older people who take omega-3 fish oil supplements are probably not reducing their chances of losing cognitive function, according to a new Cochrane systematic review.
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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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