Posted by: admin on: August 5, 2011
Diet plays a critical role in the prevention of heart disease. Follow these tips from Jackson and Dr. John Flack, chief of medicine at the Wayne State University School of Medicine Salt. New guidelines for adults released Feb. 1 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend no more than 2,300 milligrams of salt […]
Posted by: admin on: August 5, 2011
Most Americans erroneously believe that sea salt is a low-sodium alternative to table salt, according to an American Heart Association (AHA) survey. Among 1,000 Americans surveyed, 61% thought sea salt was the healthier choice, and less than a quarter knew that the daily recommendation for sodium intake maxes out at 1,500 mg, the survey […]
Posted by: admin on: August 4, 2011
Hypertensive men with the most muscle strength appear to have a lower risk of dying than their weaker counterparts, researchers found. Even after controlling for cardiorespiratory fitness level and other potential confounders, men in the upper third of muscle strength were 34% less likely to die during an average follow-up of about 18 years (HR […]
Posted by: admin on: August 4, 2011
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) issue updated steps or guidelines to eliminate bloodstream infection in patients with intravenous catheters. The document, titled “Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections” will be published in its entirety in a special supplement to the American Journal […]
Posted by: admin on: August 4, 2011
At the age of 56, Jules Levin felt pretty invincible, despite being HIV positive. He went to the gym regularly and controlled his disease well by taking his antiretroviral medicines every day. Then he slipped one day while on vacation and broke his wrist. He underwent an operation to insert pins in his bones and […]