Nursing Homes in Vernon, VT
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 Vernon Green Nursing Home Medicare and Medicaid Location: 61 Greenway Drive, Vernon, Vermont 05354 Ratings: Phone: (802) 254-6041 |
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Low levels of blood selenium may increase risk of liver cancer
A new study, published in current issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that the highest levels of blood selenium or of selenoprotein P, the protein that distributes selenium from the liver around the body, are associated with a decreased risk of developing liver cancer (particularly hepatocellular carcinoma), even when all other major liver cancer risk factors are taken into account.
Study looks at how health care providers react to medication alerts in EMR systems
A study by Regenstrief Institute and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs investigators provides the first in-depth look at how health care providers react to medication alerts generated by electronic medical record systems. The researchers plan to use this information to improve the design of medication alerts and diminish the phenomenon known as alert fatigue, where providers can become desensitized and may start unintentionally ignoring some important warnings.
Mathematical models of cancer behavior offer new insights on tumor growth
Hassan Fathallah-Shaykh, M.D., Ph.D., believes that math can transform medicine, and he has the numbers to prove it.
Exchange dynamics will dictate consumers' experiences, costs
Health law advocates frequently say health insurance will cost less as a result of the health law, but news outlets report that a downside could be less choice.
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