Nursing Homes in Ephrata, PA
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 Fairmount Homes Medicare and Medicaid Location: 333 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522 Ratings: Phone: (717) 354-1800 |
Ephrata Manor Medicare and Medicaid Location: 99 Bethany Road, Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522 Ratings: Phone: (717) 738-4940 |
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Myriad Genetics advances drug for chemotherapy-induced nausea
Myriad Genetics, Inc. today released new data on MPC-4505, its Neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist, a drug candidate for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (emesis). MPC-4505 is a potent, orally bioavailable, CNS-penetrating, highly selective NK1 antagonist.
FDA approves Arcalyst for treatment of rare inflammatory syndromes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug to help ease the suffering faced by those with certain chronic inflammatory diseases.
Surgical skills laboratory and dissection curriculum for training neurosurgical residents
A surgical skills laboratory and corresponding dissection curricula were established in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic in the 2011-2012 academic year. The authors describe how this came about and what it has meant for neurosurgical resident training and assessment of residents' surgical skills in the following paper: "Establishing a surgical skills laboratory and dissection curriculum for neurosurgical residency training" by James K. C. Liu, MD, and colleagues, published today online, ahead of print in the Journal of Neurosurgery.
Screenings, interventions, and referrals can help adolescents overcome substance abuse
Kaiser Permanente researchers find long-term benefits for patients and health organizations that employ screenings, interventions, and referrals.
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