Nursing Homes in Buckhannon, WV
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 St. Joseph's Hospital Medicare and Medicaid Location: Amalia Drive #1, Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201 Ratings: Phone: (304) 473-2000 |
Holbrook Healthcare Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 183 Holbrook Road, Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201 Ratings: Phone: (304) 472-3280 |
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UPCEA honors UC Berkeley Extension Counseling and Psychotherapy programs
UC Berkeley Extension's professional programs in Counseling and Psychotherapy are the 2012 recipient of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) Outstanding Noncredit Program Award. UPCEA, an organization of higher-education institutions, promotes excellence in university professional and continuing education by increasing awareness of the importance of lifelong learning.
Des Moines hospital faces review; $9 million hospital bill in Tampa
In state hospital news, federal regulators have ordered Iowa officials to study the Mercy Medical Center, and Florida officials say a Tampa hospital has filed a $9.2 million claim against the estate of a former patient. In other news, officials begin the process of closing Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S., (TGRD U.S.) announced today that it has initiated a trial to study how dexlansoprazole and several other proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) in healthy subjects. Takeda has been evaluating all published data and communications from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the potential risks associated with concomitant use of clopidogrel and PPIs.
Antiabortion language in the GOP draft platform draws attention to Akin flap
The Republican panel charged with drafting the party's platform included language that would essentially ban abortion. Mitt Romney's campaign says he supports "exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother."
Scientists discover new mechanism controlling multiple sclerosis risk
While the DNA sequence remains the same throughout a person's life, the expression of the encoded genes may change with time and contribute to disease development in genetically predisposed individuals.
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