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 Windy Hill Village Of Presbyterian Homes Medicare and Medicaid Location: 100 Dogwood Drive, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania 16866 Ratings: Phone: (814) 342-6090 |
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Researchers make surprising discoveries about the body's early responses to HIV infection
Researchers at UC Davis have made some surprising discoveries about the body's initial responses to HIV infection. Studying simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), the team found that specialized cells in the intestine called Paneth cells are early responders to viral invasion and are the source of gut inflammation by producing a cytokine called interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β).
Working better with Aboriginal clients: addressing sexual health, HIV and hepatitis C
Improving access to sexual health and related services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in NSW will be among the issues discussed at a workshop coordinated by the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Adjusting mortality for reliability provides more stable estimates of hospital quality
New research published in the January issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery® explores the impact that adjustments in statistical reliability can have on hospital quality rankings for vascular surgery. A total of 14,569 patients who underwent common vascular procedures (open and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, carotid endarterectomy, lower extremity bypass and aorto-femoral bypass) were identified through the 2007 National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP).
National Mentor Holdings prices 12.50% senior notes due 2018
National Mentor Holdings, announced today that it has priced an offering of $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 12.50% senior notes due 2018 through a private offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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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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