Nursing Homes in Sandstone, MN
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 Sandstone Health Care Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 109 Court Avenue South, Sandstone, Minnesota 55072 Ratings: Phone: (320) 245-3150 |
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Fraunhofer FIT develops telemedicine portal for monitoring and advising type 2 diabetes patients
At Medica 2016, SYMILA, the Fraunhofer Application Center at Hamm, will demo a telemedicine Internet portal for diabetics, which was implemented on behalf of DITG - Deutsches Institut für Telemedizin und Gesundheitsförderung.
Emanuel reassures Democrats on public insurance option
"White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel reassured House Democrats on Tuesday night that President Barack Obama strongly backs a government-run health insurance plan, seeking to quell a firestorm among liberals upset at Emanuel's comments in the Wall Street Journal that suggested such a plan could be delayed," Roll Call reports.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine receives $11.2 million NIH grant to study genes associated with longevity
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University a five-year, $11.2 million grant to study the impact of damage to DNA on aging and disease. Research funded by this grant, and conducted by a consortium of scientists, could reveal the role of genome maintenance systems in delaying aging and will begin to explore novel interventions to maintain health in old age.
TUM researchers derive practical tips for airing rooms to prevent pollen allergies
One in five persons in Germany suffers from a pollen allergy. During pollen season, the question of how to air rooms without triggering allergies constantly arises. A team at the Professorship of Ecoclimatology at the Technical University of Munich systematically investigated pollen concentrations in office spaces and derived practical tips for airing rooms from the data.
Carbon monoxide used to protect mouse nerve cells from damage
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that brain damage was reduced by as much as 62.2 percent in mice who inhale low amounts of carbon monoxide after an induced stroke.
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