Nursing Homes in Clark, SD
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 Avantara Clark City Medicare and Medicaid Location: 201 8th Avenue Nw, Clark, South Dakota 57225 Ratings: Phone: (605) 532-3431 |
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Ibuprofen or acetaminophen may increase risk of hearing loss among women
Headache? Back pain? At the first sign of pain, you might reach for a pain-relieving medicine to sooth your bodily woes. Analgesics are the most frequently used medications in the United States and are commonly used to treat a variety of medical conditions. But although popping a pill may make the pain go away, it may do some damage to your ears.
Closer monitoring needed to help prevent repeat strokes
People who have had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA or mini-stroke) are at high risk for a second similar event or other serious medical problems for at least five years and need better follow up and strategies to prevent these problems, according to data presented at the Canadian Stroke Congress.
PET-CT is better for early detection of muscular lymphoma than CT alone
For the study, PET-CT was used to image 305 patients with lymphoma. Twelve of these patients had muscular involvement in which 10 were biopsy proven and two were proven by imaging follow-up.
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals granted IND from FDA for HIV drug
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has filed an IND (Investigational New Drug) application for SP-6310 in the treatment of HIV-infected patients with abnormal cortisol levels.
Study explains why the same exercise have different effects in different people
Although everyone can benefit from exercise, the mechanistic links between physical fitness and overall health are not fully understood, nor are the reasons why the same exercise can have different effects in different people.
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