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Packaged grocery foods often high in salt, study finds
(HealthDay)—More than half of packaged grocery store foods included in a new study contained too much added salt, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
Apr 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Stinging nettle chemical improves cancer drug
A cancer drug could be made 50 times more effective by a chemical found in stinging nettles and ants, new research finds.
Mar 20, 2015
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Research shows that salt affects more than just blood pressure
Sodium is essential for fluid balance and cellular homeostasis, or maintenance of a stable internal environment in an organism. But the amount of salt needed to maintain homeostasis in adults is quite low—about 500 milligrams ...
Mar 10, 2015
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Salt increases physical performance in resistance competitions
Spanish researchers have analysed the effectiveness of salt on sports performance in triathletes. The athletes who added salt supplements to their usual hydration routines during the competition took 26 fewer minutes to complete ...
Mar 5, 2015
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AHA: Many US adults taking action to reduce sodium intake
(HealthDay)—Many U.S. adults are taking action to reduce sodium intake, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health 2015 Scientific ...
Mar 4, 2015
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Low sodium levels increases liver transplant survival benefit in the sickest patients
Researchers report that low levels of sodium in the blood, known as hyponatremia, increase the risk of dying for patients on the liver transplant waiting list. The study published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the ...
Jan 27, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find potential anti-cancer use for anti-epilepsy drug
Scientists at the University of York have discovered that a drug used widely to combat epilepsy has the potential to reduce the growth and spread of breast cancer.
Jan 27, 2015
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Medical research
Leaky channels could contribute to unusual heart arrhythmias
Leaks are not just problems for plumbers and politicians; researchers in Canada reveal how leaky transmembrane channels could cause disruptions in normal heart function. The study, published in The Journal of General Physiology, ...
Jan 26, 2015
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Dehydration common among patients admitted to hospital from care homes
London (Friday 16th January 2015) Research published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine concludes that patients admitted to hospital from care homes are commonly dehydrated on admission and consequently ...
Jan 14, 2015
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Little change seen in fast food portion size, product formulation between 1996 and 2013
Two new reports from researchers at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University shows little change in fast food portion sizes and product formulation between 1996 and 2013. Led by Alice H. Lichtenstein, ...
Dec 31, 2014
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