Hospitals in Dunkirk, NY - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Brooks-tlc Hospital System, Inc
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 529 Central Avenue, Dunkirk, New York 14048
Ratings: Phone: (716) 366-1111

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Ketone-supplemented diet may help fight against Alzheimer's disease

A ketone-supplemented diet may protect neurons from death during the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci.

Dexcom G4 system receives CE Mark approval

Dexcom, Inc. today announced that it has received CE Mark approval for its fourth generation continuous glucose monitoring system, the Dexcom G4 system, enabling commercialization of the Dexcom G4 system in the European Union and the countries in Asia and Latin America that recognize the CE Mark.

Multimodality therapy critical for treating more aggressive prostate cancers

Men with high-risk prostate cancer with at least one additional aggressive feature have the best outcomes when treated with multiple healthcare disciplines, known as multimodality care, according to a UCLA study led by Dr. Amar Kishan, assistant professor of radiation oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a researcher at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Study shows caloric beverage consumption affects short-term total energy intake

The results of a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University show that the consumption of caloric beverages has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women.

Individuals who had experienced trauma exposure in both childhood and adulthood likely to develop PTSD

Individuals who experience both childhood adversity and traumatic events in adulthood appear more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder than those exposed to only one of these types of incidents, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, the risk was further increased in individuals with a certain genetic mutation.

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