Nursing Homes in Blackduck, MN
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 Good Samaritan Society - Blackduck Medicare and Medicaid Location: 172 Summit Avenue West, Blackduck, Minnesota 56630 Ratings: Phone: (218) 835-3410 |
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High number of law enforcement officers in schools does not enhance safety, indicates study
Concern over the safety of students, teachers, and administrators in U.S. schools continues to grow, in part as a result of school shootings.
Study looks at effect of all dietary antioxidants in relation to myocardial infarction
Coronary heart disease is a major cause of death in women. A new study has found that a diet rich in antioxidants, mainly from fruits and vegetables, can significantly reduce the risk of myocardial infarction.
Genetic variants in brain proteins may increase autism risk
Two genes have been associated with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in a new study of 661 families. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's newly launched journal Molecular Autism found that variations in the genes for two brain proteins, LRRN3 and LRRTM3, were significantly associated with susceptibility to ASD.
Chocolate consumption might reduce risk of heart disease
High levels of chocolate consumption might be associated with a one third reduction in the risk of developing heart disease, finds a study published on bmj.com today.
Important developmental link between the cerebrum and the cerebellum
Higher cognitive functions, like language and visual processing, have long been thought to reside primarily in the brain's cerebrum. But a body of research in premature infants at Children's Hospital Boston is documenting an important role for the cerebellum
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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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