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    Sep 18, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  1. Too much salt spells health trouble for kids too

    Children are eating as much salt as adults, according to a new report, and experts are concerned.
    Children are eating as much salt as adults, according to a new report, and experts are concerned. Most adults consume too much sodium and that can have serious health implications. Too much salt in a person's diet can raise your blood pressure; high...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Weight, Healthy Diet

    2. Nov 16, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Screen a heart, save a life

    Booster Shots
    The tragedy of a young athlete dying is sometimes compounded by the discovery that he or she had an undiagnosed heart condition. And while those deaths due to heart rhythm disturbances are rare in young people (about 3,000 a year),......
    3. Nov 30, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Even the most common medications pose threats

    Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed medications, with additional input from pharmacists interviewed for this package of stories.
    Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed...

    Tags: Symptoms, Pharmaceuticals, Health Organizations, Nausea, Consumers

    4. Sep 20, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  4. High blood pressure is a silent killer

    High blood pressure is easy to diagnose, but many people who have it are unaware.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    High blood pressure is easy to diagnose, but many people who have it are unaware.   More than two-thirds of the people who have hypertension, the medical term for high blood pressure, do not have it under control, according to a  study by the...

    Tags: DASH diet, Symptoms, Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses, Obesity

    5. Sep 18, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  5. U.S. children eat too much salt

    Stop passing the salt or your kids could end up with higher blood pressure than you.
    KIAH
    Stop passing the salt or your kids could end up with higher blood pressure than you. Sugar isn't the only issue for kids anymore. Studies say American children and teens are eating way too much salt. More than 1,000 milligrams too much, the same amount...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, McDonald's Big Mac, Overweight, Salt, Healthy Diet

    6. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. New health issues tied to low-level lead exposure

    Despite dramatic progress in reducing Americans' exposure to lead over the past 25 years, a growing body of research finds that children and adults still face health risks from even very low levels of the toxic metal in their blood.
    Despite dramatic progress in reducing Americans' exposure to lead over the past 25 years, a growing body of research finds that children and adults still face health risks from even very low levels of the toxic metal in their blood. A recent government...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Family

    7. Jun 28, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  7. Pot, Not Bath Salts, Cited in Face-Chewing 'Zombie' Attack

    MIAMI, Fla. -- The naked Florida man who chewed off the face of another man last month in a zombie-like cannibal attack used marijuana but not "bath salts" as police had suspected, authorities said Wednesday.
    CNN
    MIAMI, Fla. -- The naked Florida man who chewed off the face of another man last month in a zombie-like cannibal attack used marijuana but not "bath salts" as police had suspected, authorities said Wednesday. Rudy Eugene, 31, was killed by a police...

    Tags: Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Bath Salt Drugs, Health and Medical Professionals, The Miami Herald, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)

    8. Nov 30, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. PREVIOUS CONTENT: Common medications pose threats

    Some drugs are so common that consumers - at their peril - don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed medications, with additional input from pharmacists interviewed for this package of stories.
    For Tribune Newspapers
    Some drugs are so common that consumers - at their peril - don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed medications,...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Symptoms, Health Organizations, Nausea, Consumers

    9. Feb 8, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Blood pressure: alcohol, smoking and caffeine

    Is having a bad habit ever a good thing? It kind of can be if your aim is to lower your blood pressure, since one way to do that is to reduce your alcohol consumption significantly. It's a winning strategy -- but only, of course, if you were drinking a lot in the first place.
    Is having a bad habit ever a good thing? It kind of can be if your aim is to lower your blood pressure, since one way to do that is to reduce your alcohol consumption significantly. It's a winning strategy -- but only, of course, if you were drinking a...

    Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, High Blood Pressure, Dining and Drinking

    10. Feb 27, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Salt and high blood pressure: New concerns raised

    Ah, salt. It gives personality to chips, balance to bread and flavor to just about everything else that comes in a can, jar or squeeze bottle. Salt is such a mealtime staple it can be hard to imagine life without a shaker on the table. But as far back as the 1960s, physicians linked salt to high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Ah, salt. It gives personality to chips, balance to bread and flavor to just about everything else that comes in a can, jar or squeeze bottle. Salt is such a mealtime staple it can be hard to imagine life without a shaker on the table. But as far back...

    Tags: Restaurants, Health Organizations, Consumers, Los Angeles Times, Albert Einstein

    11. Feb 8, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Blood pressure: exercise

    Dozens of studies have reported a link between exercise and lowered blood pressure: Some have found reductions of up to 10 mm Hg (systolic) and 6 to 10 mm Hg (diastolic) blood pressure units in people who already have hypertension.
    Dozens of studies have reported a link between exercise and lowered blood pressure: Some have found reductions of up to 10 mm Hg (systolic) and 6 to 10 mm Hg (diastolic) blood pressure units in people who already have hypertension. In general, reductions...

    Tags: High Blood Pressure

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