Nursing Homes in Park River, ND
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 Good Samaritan Society - Park River Medicare and Medicaid Location: 301 South County Road 12b, Park River, North Dakota 58270 Ratings: Phone: (701) 284-7115 |
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Eating a Mediterranean diet linked to lower risk of cognitive impairment
Eating a Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with less risk of mild cognitive impairment-a stage between normal aging and dementia-or of transitioning from mild cognitive impairment into Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology.
Breakthrough research could lead to prosthetic retinas for people suffering from retinal damage
Scientists have developed a new light-sensitive film that could one day form the basis of a prosthetic retina to help people suffering from retinal damage or degeneration. Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers collaborated with colleagues from Tel Aviv University and Newcastle University in the research, which was published in the journal Nano Letters.
Dr. Paul Cutarelli, the first ophthalmologist to implant an advanced nanoFLEX lens
A Denver ophthalmologist recently became the first in Colorado to implant a special type of lens during cataract surgery, raising the bar for patient care in the state while increasing the quality of life for his patients.
New drugs on PBS for Parkinson's, MND and Cutaneous T cell lymphoma
Under Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), soon many of the rare diseases and their treatments are set to become cheaper.
AstraZeneca's vandetanib receives FDA approval in medullary thyroid cancer
AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the orphan drug vandetanib for the treatment of medullary thyroid cancer that cannot be removed by surgery or that has spread to other parts of the body.
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