Nursing Homes in Riverdale, MD
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 Crescent Cities Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 4409 East West Highway, Riverdale, Maryland 20737 Ratings: Phone: (301) 699-2000 |
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Internet may help diagnose people with rare disorders
A team of researchers at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that information found on the internet can serve as good means to diagnose individuals who suspect they have a rare disorder that has not been identified by their doctors.
Nasal gel to fight superbug MRSA
British scientists are well on the way to developing a new drug to fight the 'superbug' Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Researchers determine that bacteria are present in the bladders of healthy women
Researchers have determined that bacteria are present in the bladders of some healthy women, which discredits the common belief that normal urine is sterile. These findings were published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology by researchers at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
ADCT, CRT sign agreements to develop ADCs against cancer
Cancer Research Technology (CRT), the commercial arm of Cancer Research UK, and Switzerland-based ADC Therapeutics Sarl (ADCT) announce today that they have signed agreements to develop cancer treatments called Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) using CRT antibodies and peptides, and ADCT's 'warhead' and linker chemistries.
American College of Gastroenterology offers resources on foodborne illness, tips for food safety
For consumers in the United States concerned by the outbreak of E. coli in Europe, the American College of Gastroenterology offers background on foodborne illness, tips for food safety, and expert insight from its resources on digestive health on what to do in the case of foodborne illness.
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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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