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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The declining health of America's children has a lot to do with a culprit few even suspect: salt. In Salt Kills (Health Now Books, 2012), Dr. Surender R. Neravetla, a heart surgeon and the Director of Cardiac Surgery at Springfield Regional Medical Center explains in easy-to-understand language why salt can be even more of a problem during a child's formative years than it is later on in adulthood. In addition, it sets children up for...

The current average levels of salt consumption are well within the healthy range according to a comprehensive review in the American Journal of Hypertension. Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) June 26, 2012 The current average levels of salt consumption are well within the healthy range according to a comprehensive review of all the available research on sodium intake and health outcomes. This review, published in the American Journal of Hypertension, identified the ideal range for optimum health and...

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Addressing the growing health crisis resulting from prolonged sitting and inactivity, Ergotron, a leading manufacturer of sit-to-stand office solutions and a subsidiary of Nortek, Inc. (Nasdaq "NTK"), is hosting the 2nd Annual JustStand(TM) Wellness Summit at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. At the day-long event, researchers will be announcing breaking results from...

Researchers have developed a new scoring system that may better identify adolescents with the metabolic syndrome, a group at increased risk of later developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The study, to be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, describes what the authors call "the first racial/ethnic-specific and sex-specific scoring system for the metabolic syndrome." "Children with the metabolic syndrome have more than 11 times the odds of...

Obese adults with poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes can better control their blood sugar by adding liraglutide, a Type 2 diabetes drug, to their insulin therapy, a new study finds. The results, which will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, also found that these diabetic patients lost weight and lowered their blood pressure. "These results are extremely relevant because in most patients with Type 1 diabetes, the disease is not well controlled,"...

Many patients with type 2 diabetes may be aspirin resistant. That means the standard aspirin dose may not protect them against blood clots that cause heart attacks and strokes among diabetics, a new clinical study finds. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. "This result adds to our understanding of the prevalence of this problem, which varies considerably among studies," said lead author Subhashini Yaturu, M.D., section chief of...

Raymond L. Benza, MD, an internationally recognized cardiologist who serves as Medical Director of the Advanced Heart Failure, Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) has been named Physician of the Year by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) June 22, 2012 Raymond L. Benza, MD, an internationally recognized cardiologist who serves as Medical Director of the Advanced Heart...

Rep. John Lewis' introduction of "Kidney Disease Equitable Access, Prevention, and Research Act" seeks to assist nation's 400,000 kidney failure patients WASHINGTON, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kidney Care Partners (KCP), a broad-based coalition of patient advocates, dialysis professionals, care providers and manufacturers working together to improve quality of care for individuals with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease, praised Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)...

Nationwide effort promotes pharmacist involvement in cardiovascular care and education WASHINGTON, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation today launched the Pharmacy Blood Pressure Challenge, a screening and education initiative encouraging pharmacists to help prevent and control high blood pressure in their patients. This effort supports the Million Hearts(TM) initiative, which aims to prevent a million heart attacks and...

LEESBURG, Va., June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RxAlly announced today that it is launching Heart to Heart, a blood pressure education campaign focused on the prevention and control of high blood pressure. The new campaign will support the national Million Hearts(TM) initiative, which aims to prevent a million heart attacks and strokes over the next 5 years. In support of Million Hearts(TM), RxAlly's Performance Network will educate patients about the importance of getting periodic...