Health
Study suggests a low-salt diet could harm certain patients
(HealthDay)—A controversial new study contends that a low-salt diet could be dangerous for your heart health.
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Diabetes
Salt reduction yields extra benefits for type 2 diabetes patients
In these patients, a reduction in salt intake led to a significant fall in blood pressure and urinary albumin excretion, a marker of cardiovascular disease. The reduction in urinary albumin excretion may carry additional ...
May 11, 2016
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Health
The chemistry of salt in the kitchen
When we say "salt", we usually mean the stuff we sprinkle on our chips, which is sodium chloride (NaCl). But, technically speaking, this is just one example of a salt.
May 6, 2016
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Health
New book probes better ways to protect humanity of patients and families during ICU care
About four million critically-ill or injured patients are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in American hospitals every year. The care they receive is not only intensive, but intense—the emphasis is on speed, applying ...
Apr 22, 2016
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Health
The downside of your sweet and salty addiction could be rapid-onset high blood pressure
Consumption of fructose, a fruit-derived sugar present in many sweetened beverages and processed foods, has been associated with epidemic levels of diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome and hypertension in the U.S. and around ...
Apr 6, 2016
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Cardiology
Elevated levels of inflammation marker offsets benefits of good cholesterol
People with high levels of "good" cholesterol, or high-density lipoprotein, are not as safe from heart disease when high levels of a newly identified biomarker of inflammation in the arteries are also found in their bloodstream, ...
Apr 3, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Transgender veterans have high rates of mental health problems
Among military veterans identifying as transgender, 90 percent have at least one mental health diagnosis, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression, and nearly 50 percent had a hospitalization after a suicide ...
Apr 1, 2016
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Health
Gene study could help heart patients cut craving for salt
Scientists have shed light on why some people crave salty food, even when they know it can seriously damage their health.
Mar 29, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
New treatment reduces precancerous polyps in hereditary cancer patients
Inheriting a mutation in the APC gene leads to a nearly 100% lifetime risk of colorectal cancer. While colon cancer can be kept at bay by removing the large intestine, these patients also have up to a 15% risk of getting ...
Mar 22, 2016
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Health
Fat and salt combined is a toxic mix for our health and waistlines
Deakin University sensory scientists have found that salt promotes overconsumption of fatty foods adding weight to calls to reduce the salt content of foods.
Mar 11, 2016
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