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 Wilmot Care Center Inc Medicare and Medicaid Location: 501 4th St, Wilmot, South Dakota 57279 Ratings: Phone: (605) 938-4418 |
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Marriage can cause dramatic drinking reductions among people with severe drinking problems
Research on alcohol-use disorders consistently shows problem drinking decreases as we age. Also called, "maturing out," these changes generally begin during young adulthood and are partially caused by the roles we take on as we become adults. Now, researchers collaborating between the University of Missouri and Arizona State University have found evidence that marriage can cause dramatic drinking reductions even among people with severe drinking problems.
Amgen announces European approval of Prolia
Amgen Inc. today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for Prolia® (denosumab) for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at increased risk of fractures, and for the treatment of bone loss associated with hormone ablation in men with prostate cancer at increased risk of fractures.
Energy, sports drinks cause irreversible damage to enamel in adolescents
A recent study published in the May/June 2012 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, found that an alarming increase in the consumption of sports and energy drinks, especially among adolescents, is causing irreversible damage to teeth-specifically, the high acidity levels in the drinks erode tooth enamel, the glossy outer layer of the tooth.
Invasive 3D mapping biopsies detect ultrasound-guided biopsies miss prostate cancers
Ultrasound-guided biopsies miss prostate cancers that are detected by the slightly more expensive and slightly more invasive 3D mapping biopsies. For example, in a 2006 study of 180 men diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer via ultrasound-guided biopsy, nearly a quarter were upgraded to a more clinically significant stage of disease after 3D mapping biopsy found pockets of cancer the first technique had missed.
Hooper Holmes' revenues for fourth-quarter of 2009 decline by 5%
Hooper Holmes today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
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