Nursing Homes in Wells, MN
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 Parkview Care Center - Wells Medicare and Medicaid Location: 55 Tenth Street Southeast, Wells, Minnesota 56097 Ratings: Phone: (507) 553-3115 |
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Contract for Serco processing center hit by whistleblower allegations is renewed
The $98 million contract extends operations of the facility where employees reported they sometimes slept or played board games for lack of work.
Columbian scientists tap global computer network in search of leishmaniasis drugs
"Colombian scientists are using a global network of personal and institutional computers to search for potential drugs against leishmaniasis, a disease that affects 12 million people worldwide," SciDev.Net reports. The researchers at the University of Antioquia "will harness the calculation potential of the almost two million computers that make up the World Community Grid, funded by the IBM Corporation," the news service writes.
Stress induces signals that cause cells to develop into tumors
Stress induces signals that cause cells to develop into tumors, Yale researchers have discovered. The research, published online Jan. 13 in the journal Nature, describes a novel way cancer takes hold in the body and suggests new ways to attack the deadly disease.
MSMS and MOA call $300M tax on Michigan's health care system 'bad policy'
With reports that Gov. Jennifer Granholm will include a $300 million tax on Michigan's health care system as part of her fiscal year 2010-11 state budget proposal, the 15,000-member Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) and 5,500-member Michigan Osteopathic Association (MOA) urged lawmakers to reject the new taxing scheme, just as they did less than six months ago.
90-day supply program to improve overall healthcare
Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) today launched a broad initiative for 90-day prescriptions that promotes delivery of maintenance and chronic care medication through its national network of more than 7,000 community pharmacies and employer worksite centers.
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