Antibiotic Improves Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Rifaximin, a poorly absorbed broad-spectrum antibiotic, ameliorates the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, according to a phase III study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers, including employees of the drug’s manufacturer, randomized...

New Year Eve Activity Program at Dodge Park

  This coming Friday December 31, 2010 at 2:30pm we will have a special activity program – Wine & Cheese Social event to celebrate the New Year. Wendall Crocket will be in charge on the keyboard and activity program. Family members, and friends are welcome...

Happy New Year

If you are in London, New Year’s Eve means waiting for Big Ben to strike at midnight. If you are celebrating the Scottish Hogmanay it’s a case of waiting for a dark haired man to cross your doorstep at midnight. If you are in the U.S., you are likely to...

NIH Issues Guidelines on Managing Food Allergies

An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has published guidelines for diagnosing and managing food allergies in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Among the recommendations: • Food allergy should be considered...

Clare J. (Rourke) Healey

WORCESTER-Clare J. (Rourke) Healey, 89, passed away Saturday, December 04 at Dodge Park Rest Home. Her husband of 52 years, Stephen H. Healey, Jr. died in 2001. She leaves her two children, Stephen J. and his wife Kristi McKenny of Oakland, CA and Joan E. Benoit and...