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Congestive Heart Failure: Excessive Sodium Restriction is Dangerous

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June 1, 2023 · 7:00 AM

From DailyMail:

Salt has long been seen as enemy number one for people with heart problems, with doctors telling patients to cut down on the amount of sodium they consume.

But new research suggests that restricting salt too much may actually raise the risk of an early death in heart failure patients.

Their work builds upon a growing body of research that posits the benefits of cutting out salt to this subset of patients may be overblown.

And the findings could mean a more exciting diet for more than six million Americans with heart

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Study: 40 per cent of Canadians say habits worsened during pandemic

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More than three years after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, a new study is looking at how the international health crisis has changed the lifestyle habits of Canadians.

The research, conducted by McGill University in Montreal, found that 60 per cent of the roughly 1,600 Canadians surveyed said their lifestyle habits either improved or remained the same during the COVID-19 pandemic.

But the study also found that 40 per cent of respondents reported less healthy lifestyle habits formed during the health crisis.

Researchers assessed data from across the country during the first wave of COVID-19 infections. They measured healthy

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Allina Health System cuts off patients with medical debt

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Many hospitals in the United States use aggressive tactics to collect medical debt. They flood local courts with collections of lawsuits. They garnish patients’ wages. They seize their tax refunds.

But a nonprofit health system in the Midwest is among those taking things a step further: withholding care from patients who have unpaid medical bills.

Allina Health System, which runs more than 100 hospitals and clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin and brings in $4 billion a year in revenue, sometimes rejects patients who are deep in debt, according to internal documents and interviews with doctors, nurses and patients.

Although Allina’s

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Cigarette warning labels are about to get even harder to ignore in Canada

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Health Canada has announced new warning labels to be printed directly on cigarettes in an effort to deter new smokers, encourage quitting and reduce tobacco-related deaths. It’s a world first that experts hope will have a significant impact.

Canada became the first country to put warning labels on individual cigarettes

Adam Miller · CBC News · Posted: May 31, 2023 11:05 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 31

Canadian smokers will soon see warnings printed on individual cigarettes

Starting Aug. 1, Canada will become the first country to put warning labels on individual cigarettes. The warnings will include messages

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300 technology square

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The biggest antitrust trial of the century has kicked off, targeting Google’s search enterprise, and a second trial towards the tech giant, focusing on advertising, is scheduled for subsequent yr. A new report from a financial technology skilled at the Bank of England says that inherent biases in AI systems makes it dangerous to entrust them with too much decision-making at present. Finally, we’ll see a push towards extra sustainable technology in 2023. Many of us are addicted to technology like our smartphones, tablets, and computers — however where are the parts coming from to fabricate our favorite gadgets? People …

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Chambersburg Health Alert: Heavy drinking leads to muscle loss. Doctor Explains | state

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The big picture:Dr. Lindsay Boik-Price says: “Drinking harms you in many ways.”

in the news: New research is showing that heavy drinking during your younger years puts your body at risk due to negative “effects on muscle mass” in your middle and older years.

This finding has direct implications for you in Pennsylvania.

Did you know that 19.0% of you binge drink in Franklin County?

Key Findings

The research indicated that there was a correlation between low muscle mass and heavy drinking. In effect, those who drank more lost more muscle.

The researchers noted that even though they

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Blood pressure measurements vary widely at the doctor’s office

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About half of US adults have high blood pressure, and only a quarter of them have it under control. Yet most people with high blood pressure don’t monitor it at home; they rely only on measurements taken at health care visits. But that’s not going to give you an accurate picture, suggests a study published online March 8, 2023, by Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Researchers evaluated more than 7.7 million blood pressure measurements taken from more than 537,000 adults (average age 53) over more than two years. Each participant averaged 13 doctor visits during that time.

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The Dementia/Fructose Link | Diabetic Mediterranean Diet

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May 28, 2023 12:59 PM

Colorado researchers theorize that fructose metabolism may be the driving force behind Alzheimer’s Disease pathology. Diets high in sugar and high glycemic index carbohydrates would exacerbate the problem. Salt may also play a role. Fructose is a simple sugar (a monosaccharide) typically found in fruit, honey, and some vegetables. Table sugar is sucrose, a combination of fructose and a glucose molecule. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is added to many processed foods as a bulk sweetener. From the article linked above:

An ancient human foraging instinct, fueled by fructose production in the

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