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He speculates that inhaled salt particles might thin out mucus aiding patients in expelling sputum. However, a recent review of the research supporting halotherapy determined that, out of 151 studies conducted on this topic, only 1 was a well-designed randomized control trial that met their inclusion criteria for a meta-analysis.
Radium-223 chloride, strontium-89 chloride and samarium-153 EDTMP are used to treat secondary cancer in the bones. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Radium and strontium mimic calcium in the body. [ 11 ] Samarium is bound to tetraphosphate EDTMP , phosphates are taken up by osteoblastic (bone forming) repairs that occur adjacent to some metastatic lesions.
As U.S. legislators look for ways to reduce the nation's health-care costs, they may soon tackle America's salt problem. Cutting Americans' salt intake by even 10% would probably prevent hundreds ...
Gallium nitrate injection is a clear, colorless, odorless, sterile solution of gallium nitrate, a hydrated nitrate salt of the group IIIa element, gallium. The stable, nonahydrate, Ga(NO 3 ) 3 •9H 2 O is a white, slightly hygroscopic, crystalline powder of molecular weight 417.87, that is readily soluble in water.
A recent study found that people who regularly added salt to food at the table had a 41% increased risk for gastric cancer compared to those who rarely or never added salt.
The research, published in the journal Gastric Cancer, looked into the eating habits of more than 471,000 U.K. Biobank participants with no existing cancer or kidney issues and found that those ...
Salt is usually high in ultra-processed and hyperpalatable foods. [3] In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that adults consume no more than 5 grams (0.18 oz) (just under a teaspoon) of salt per day, an amount providing about 2 grams (0.071 oz) of sodium per day.
Salt poisoning is an intoxication resulting from the excessive intake of sodium (usually as sodium chloride) either in solid form or in solution (saline water, including brine, brackish water, or seawater). Salt poisoning sufficient to produce severe symptoms is rare, and lethal salt poisoning is possible but even rarer.