Nursing Homes in Kings Mountain, NC
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 White Oak Manor - Kings Mountain Medicare and Medicaid Location: 716 Sipes Street, Kings Mountain, North Carolina 28086 Ratings: Phone: (704) 739-8132 |
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University of Maryland, Baltimore hosts first national conference on oral and systemic health
By hosting the first national conference on oral and systemic health in Baltimore on Dec. 10, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) took another major step toward true interprofessional health care education, says Jay A. Perman, MD, president of the University.
Viewpoints: Entitlement 'train wrecks' approaching; Collecting for health bills at the hospital
The evidence has been clear for a long time now regarding the future of those twin financial train wrecks known as Social Security and Medicare. We have known for decades that without significant reform both are on a path toward insolvency.
Health budget focuses on dental and aged care
The states need to increase the number of public dental patients they treat or lose the reward payments offered by the federal government under its new $500 million dental package. A total of over $800 million of new money has come into the focal points of the health budget - dental and aged care.
Scientists study role of protein oxidation in the ageing process
Research published in the journal Cell Reports challenges the most popular theory about why our bodies deteriorate in old age. Scientists know that as we grow older our cells accumulate particles, called free radicals.
Natural aromatic oils may cause allergies
Hypersensitivity to perfumes is the most common contact allergy in adults.
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