Nursing Homes in Renville, MN
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 Renvilla Health Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 205 Southeast Elm Avenue, Renville, Minnesota 56284 Ratings: Phone: (320) 329-8381 |
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Brazil's ANVISA approves Genzyme's Lemtrada for multiple sclerosis treatment
Genzyme, a Sanofi company, announced today that Brazil's national health surveillance agency, ANVISA, has approved Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) to slow or reverse the accumulation of physical disability and reduce the frequency of clinical exacerbations.
Its not just the Americans - Europeans are getting fat too!
The United States is now being challenged in the obesity stakes by at least seven European countries. All across Europe, the proportion of overweight or obese men is higher than in the United States, experts said Tuesday in a major analysis of expanding girth on the European continent.
Georgia Regents Medical Center explores new treatment for Parkinson's disease-related constipation
Georgia Regents Medical Center is among about a dozen centers nationally exploring the potential of a new drug that may offer relief to people with Parkinson's who have failed standard approaches to treating constipation.
Brigham and Women's, and UI Hospitals and Clinics begin certification for SynCardia artificial heart implantation
SynCardia Systems, Inc. announced today that Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and University of Iowa (UI) Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, have begun certification to implant the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. Brigham and Women's will complete Phase I of certification on Nov. 1 & 2, and UI Hospitals and Clinics completed Phase I on Oct. 21 & 22.
Life sciences and healthcare segments support nanotech venture capital investments
The heyday for nanotech venture capital (VC) likely saw its peak in 2008, when overall investment reached $1.4 billion. Last year, the sector raised only $792 million, signifying a 42% decline from 2008. But while overall nano VC backing is down, it's not out, according to a new report from Lux Research.
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