Nursing Homes in Winchester, VA
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 Evergreen Health And Rehab Medicare and Medicaid Location: 380 Millwood Avenue, Winchester, Virginia 22601 Ratings: Phone: (540) 667-7010 |
Shenandoah Vly Westminster-canterbury Medicare and Medicaid Location: 300 Westminster Canterbury Dr, Winchester, Virginia 22603 Ratings: Phone: (540) 665-0156 |
Envoy Of Winchester, Llc Medicare and Medicaid Location: 110 Lauck Dr, Winchester, Virginia 22603 Ratings: Phone: (540) 667-7830 |
The Village At Orchard Ridge Medicare Location: 100 Procession Way, Winchester, Virginia 22603 Ratings: Phone: (540) 431-2800 |
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New non-invasive biomarker detects Alzheimer's disease before occurrence of first symptoms
Absence of a prefrontal activation during sensory gating of simple tones detects the Alzheimer's disease (AD) before the occurrence of the first symptoms. Sanja Josef Golubic Ph.D., physicists at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, reveals the high potential, absolutely non-invasive biomarker of AD pathology in a new study published in the journal Human Brain Mapping. Josef Golubic found a discrete, individual biomarker of AD with "ideal" properties.
Pregnant women who receive allergy shots may decrease baby's chance of developing allergies
Expecting mothers who suffer from allergies may want to consider another vaccination in addition to the flu shot and Tdap. A study being presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) found pregnant women who receive allergy shots, also known as immunotherapy, during pregnancy may decrease their baby's chance of developing allergies.
Replacing Kennedy tall task for reform-minded democrats
Conservatives are accusing Democrats of politicizing Kennedy's death to pass health care legislation, Politico reports: "So his allies on the left have made no secret of their hopes that his legacy will serve to bolster the uncertain health reform plan, with Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) even suggesting the bill be named for Kennedy.
Plexiglas robot sees in the dark much like blind cave fish Astyanax
Clever as a blind fish, the underwater robot "Snookie" can orient itself in murky waters with an artificial sensory organ inspired by the so-called lateral-line system, found in fish and some amphibians. The experimental vehicle was developed by researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen within the framework of the CoTeSys (Cognition for Technical Systems) excellence cluster. In the future, the researchers expect such capabilities to enable underwater robots to work autonomously in operations ranging from deep sea exploration to inspection of sewer pipes.
Trauma training for high school students can help save countless lives
Severe bleeding from traumatic injuries during disasters or accidents can lead to death in as little as five minutes. People can save lives if they act fast to stop the bleeding until medical help arrives. Now, with new training, high-school-age children will also know exactly what to do in an emergency.
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Nursing Home
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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