Nursing Homes in Beloit, WI
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 Green Knolls At Beloit (the) Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1905 W Hart Rd, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511 Ratings: Phone: (608) 365-2554 |
Autumn Lake Healthcare At Beloit Medicare and Medicaid Location: 2121 Pioneer Dr, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511 Ratings: Phone: (608) 365-9526 |
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People with apple-shaped bodies more likely to develop kidney disease
High blood pressure in the kidneys of people with apple-shaped bodies may be responsible for their increased risk of developing kidney disease later in life, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Researchers address major challenge in quest to build replacement kidneys in the lab
Regenerative medicine researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have addressed a major challenge in the quest to build replacement kidneys in the lab.
Reasons for caution about experimental malaria vaccine
Writing in KPLU's "Humanosphere" blog, Tom Paulson responds to last week's announcement of results from an ongoing clinical trial of an experimental malaria vaccine, saying, "Despite the hype and fanfare, many experts at the Seattle meeting said this experimental vaccine actually so far represents only incremental progress - a scientific achievement which may still turn out to have little practical utility in the real world."
Grandparents driving kids around might be safer than parents
According to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania found that kids who rode in cars with grandparents driving were less likely to get injured than kids riding with parent drivers. This is in spite of the fact that older drivers are more likely to be involved in crashes than younger ones. The finding was unexpected, the team reported.
Research: Bariatric surgery significantly safer when performed at accredited center
Bariatric surgery is significantly safer when performed at an accredited center, according to new research* presented here at the 30th Annual Meeting for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) during ObesityWeek 2013, the largest international event focused on the basic science, clinical application and prevention and treatment of obesity.
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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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