Nursing Homes in Kingston, OK
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 Family Care Center Of Kingston Medicare and Medicaid Location: 701 Highway 32, Kingston, Oklahoma 73439 Ratings: Phone: (580) 564-2216 |
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Local physicians are currently recruiting PTSD patients for clinical research study
Researchers are currently recruiting patients with civilian post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a clinical research study called the COPE study. People who are having symptoms after experiencing a traumatic event or who have been diagnosed with PTSD may be eligible to participate in this study of a new investigational drug.
Kent State professor offers reliable information about vaccine safety, urges to promote immunization
The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at Kent State University's College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she calls upon her colleagues in the scientific community to speak out to promote vaccination.
Measurement of tumor's metabolic activity could help determine prostate cancer prognosis
A new approach to analyzing prostate gland tissue may help address a major challenge in treating prostate cancer - determining which tumors are unlikely to progress and which could be life threatening and require treatment.
Regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control, say investigators
Regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control, say investigators. They found that current marijuana users had significantly lower fasting insulin and were less likely to be insulin resistant, even after excluding patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Their findings are reported in the current issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
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