Nursing Homes in Franklin, NH
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 Mountain Ridge Center, Genesis Healthcare Medicare and Medicaid Location: 7 Baldwin Street, Franklin, New Hampshire 03235 Ratings: Phone: (603) 934-2541 |
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Even mild concussions cause severe and long-lasting impairments in the brain
Even mild concussions cause severe and long-lasting impairments in the brain's ability to clean itself of toxins, and this may seed it for Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other neurodegenerative problems, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals.
Examining the role of collaborative partnerships in global response to HIV/AIDS
In this post in the Center for Strategic & International Studies' (CSIS) "Smart Global Health" blog, Rhonda Zygocki, executive vice president of policy and planning at Chevron, responds to questions about Chevron's presence at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington, D.C., last week, writing that such questions "give me an opportunity to talk about the critical role everyone plays in the global fight against this epidemic, including Chevron, as well as the ways collaborative partnerships will lead to the elimination of AIDS."
PDA urges public to undergo screening for oral cancer
Oral cancer claims more lives than leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma, laryngeal cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, or skin cancer. In 2010, approximately 36,540 Americans were diagnosed with this largely preventable type of cancer that affects the mouth and throat; 7,880 died of the disease. Early detection is essential to dramatically reduce the number of deaths from oral cancer.
New screening model effectively identifies Latino infants at risk for autism
Georgetown University Medical Center autism specialists working with Latino families in Washington, DC, have developed an effective screening program that identifies Latino infants who may be at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), allowing the opportunity for early intervention.
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A nursing home (also called skilled nursing facility) is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living.A skilled nursing facility (SNF) may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.
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