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Salt Reduction May Offer Cardioprotective Effects Beyond Blood Pressure Reduction
January 16, 2009 — Decreasing one's sodium intake can improve blood vessel health and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, along with many other health ... > full story -
Angina: New Drug Gets Right To The Heart Of The Problem
January 6, 2009 — A compound designed to prevent chest pains in heart patients has shown promising results in animal studies, say scientists. Researchers have shown that the novel compound F15845 has anti-angina ... > full story -
Honey Adds Health Benefits, Is Natural Preservative And Sweetener In Salad Dressings
December 9, 2008 — Antioxidant-rich honey is a healthy alternative to chemical additives and refined sweeteners in commercial salad dressings, said a new ... > full story -
Calcium And Vitamin D May Not Be The Only Protection Against Bone Loss
December 3, 2008 — Diets that are high in protein and cereal grains produce an excess of acid in the body which may increase calcium excretion and weaken bones, according to a new study. The study found that increasing ... > full story -
Low Potassium Linked To High Blood Pressure
November 9, 2008 — As a risk factor for high blood pressure, low levels of potassium in the diet may be as important as high levels of sodium -- especially among African-Americans, according to new ... > full story -
Inland Ants Often Prefer Salt Over Sugar, Implying Salt May Be A Limitation On Their Activity
October 27, 2008 — Mammals are limited by the availability of salt, and now researchers have shown that ants are too. In experiments in North, Central and South American, researchers have shown that plant-eating and ... > full story -
High Salt Levels In Food Banished By Seaweed
September 19, 2008 — High salt levels in processed food could be a thing of the past, thanks to new research which has found that a certain type of seaweed can be used as a natural, health boosting alternative that ... > full story -
Site Used By Sodium To Control Sensitivity Of Certain Potassium Ion Channels
September 18, 2008 — Researchers have uncovered how sodium is able to control specific potassium ion channels in cells, according to new study findings published online in Nature Chemical ... > full story -
Honeybee Venom Toxin Used To Develop New Tool For Studying Hypertension
September 17, 2008 — Researchers have modified a honeybee venom toxin so that it can be used as a tool to study the inner workings of ion channels that control heart rate and the recycling of salt in ... > full story -
Improved Statistical Tool To Rank Sickest Patients Waiting For Liver Transplants
September 3, 2008 — Researchers have developed an improved statistical model that could help ensure that the sickest patients receive liver transplants ... > full story
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