Nursing Homes in Racine, WI
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 Villa At Lincoln Park (the) Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1700 C A Becker Dr, Racine, Wisconsin 53406 Ratings: Phone: (262) 637-9751 |
Ascension Living - Lakeshore At Siena Medicare and Medicaid Location: 5643 Erie Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53402 Ratings: Phone: (262) 898-9100 |
Ridgewood Care Ctr Medicare and Medicaid Location: 3205 Wood Rd, Racine, Wisconsin 53406 Ratings: Phone: (262) 554-6440 |
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High school PE teachers say health-related fitness is primary focus of their programs
With growing concerns among parents and policymakers about the rise in childhood obesity - heightened by the recent CDC report showing that obesity rose 37% between 1998 and 2006 - approximately two-thirds of middle and high school physical education teachers say that health-related fitness is the primary focus of their programs, according to a new survey conducted by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and Polar.
Caffeine/coffee intake associated with reduced risk of dementia or delayed onset
Those cups of coffee that you drink every day to keep alert appear to have an extra perk - especially if you're an older adult. A recent study monitoring the memory and thinking processes of people older than 65 found that all those with higher blood caffeine levels avoided the onset of Alzheimer's disease in the two-to-four years of study follow-up. Moreover, coffee appeared to be the major or only source of caffeine for these individuals.
Dr Margaret Chan nominated to be WHO Director-General
Dr Margaret Chan of China was nominated today by the Executive Board of the World Health Organization for the post of Director-General. The Director-General is WHO's chief technical and administrative officer.
Corticosteroids provide no survival benefit for children with bacterial meningitis
Corticosteroids given to children who are hospitalized for bacterial meningitis do not provide a benefit in survival or in reduced hospital stays, according to a large multicenter study by pediatric researchers. This finding stands in contrast to previous studies in hospitalized adults, for which corticosteroids dramatically reduced mortality.
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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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