Nursing Homes in Pine River, MN
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 Good Samaritan Society - Pine River Medicare and Medicaid Location: 518 Jefferson Avenue, Po Box 29, Pine River, Minnesota 56474 Ratings: Phone: (218) 587-4423 |
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Benefit of delaying cognitive decline comes at the cost of more rapid dementia progression
New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up dementia later in old age. The research is published in the September 1, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Axcan extends use of Medidata Rave as EDC and CDM system
Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of SaaS-based clinical development solutions, today announced that Axcan Pharma Inc. has extended its use of Medidata Rave as its electronic data capture and clinical data management system, bringing study build and execution into the organization through Medidata training and mentoring.
Researchers capture complexities of breast cancer tumours to improve treatment, diagnostics
Breast cancer can develop very differently in different women. Researchers in Norway are improving breast cancer diagnostics and treatment by identifying the various tumour types. The objective is to find out as much as possible about the various tumour types so that each patient can receive precisely the right treatment at the right time.
X-ray eyes bring us closer to early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
It is estimated that 4 million people world-wide are suffering from Parkinson's, a complex disease that varies greatly among affected individuals.
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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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