Nursing Homes in Karlstad, MN
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 Karlstad Healthcare Center Inc Medicare and Medicaid Location: 304 Washington Avenue West, Karlstad, Minnesota 56732 Ratings: Phone: (218) 436-2161 |
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The NPD Group reports decrease in consumption of low-sodium/sodium-free foods
As food manufacturers, health organizations, and government turn their attentions to helping Americans reduce the amount of sodium in their diets, market research company, The NPD Group, reports that there is a gap between consumers' concerns about the amount of sodium in their diets and their consumption of low-sodium and sodium-free foods.
Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant transmissibility across New England, USA
A recent study compares the transmissibility of the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Delta variants in six states across New England in the United States
New injectable 'biogel' may become new weapon against cancer
A new injectable "biogel" is effective in delivering anti-cancer agents directly into cancerous tumours and killing them. This technology, developed by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, has already been successfully tested in the laboratory. If it works in patients, the therapy could one day revolutionize treatment for many forms of cancer.
CCP scores lower in prostate cancer patients who consume low-fat fish oil diet
Men with prostate cancer who ate a low-fat diet and took fish oil supplements had lower levels of pro-inflammatory substances in their blood and a lower cell cycle progression score, a measure used to predict cancer recurrence, than men who ate a typical Western diet, UCLA researchers found.
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